to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
one's every action; every single move
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
if it is (the case that ...)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
how much; how many; to what extent
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to some extent; to a certain extent
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
calamity; misfortune; disaster
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly