superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
pointing out; identification
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
clear; precise; definite; distinct
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
strong person; the strong; the powerful
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to gather; to collect; to assemble
though; notwithstanding; although
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)