as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
beyond this point; from now on; after this
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
eastern part; the east (of a region)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
construction; architecture (of buildings)
aorta; (fig.) important traffic route
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to come and go; to go back and forth
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
dozens; scores of; decades
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
inattention; absent-mindedness
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind