confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
correction; revision; amendment
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to look around; to survey
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
near; close; beside; third person
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
book; volume; this; present; main; head
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
difficult to ...; hard to ...
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
memory; sense; experience
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten