while; during; while; although; all; both
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
they; those guys; those fellows
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
about this time; about now
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to rock; to shake; to swing
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
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
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to add (to); to add on; to append
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
inside; interior; inner part
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
epitaph; inscription on a tombstone
sound of voice; vocal sound
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
imagination; supposition; guess