to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
sensitivity to cold; poor circulation
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
something; some kind of; for some reason
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
club budget; club expense
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
female private parts; female genitals
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)