bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
cryptid (unidentified mysterious creature); mythical beast
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
incident; affair; happening; event
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
bodily sensation; sense; experience
to shake; to sway; to waver
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
serious; severe; grave; acute
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
that; the matter in question
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
to rock; to shake; to swing
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
wherein; therein; thereinto