and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
rather than; more ... than ...
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
existence; being; presence
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
something like ...; something called ...
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to rest one's chin in one's hands
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
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
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to refuse; to decline; to deny
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
with a start; with a jump
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)