to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
how long; how much; to what extent
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
oblique line; forward slash
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
sense of values; values; value system
to become settled; to be fixed
by myself; in person; by oneself
world; society; people; the public
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
covered with; stained; smeared
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
way of talking; speaking style
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup