soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
wherein; therein; thereinto
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
fireball; bolide; fireball
instability; insecurity; crankiness
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to shout (in anger); to yell
even more; still more; further
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness