soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to cover fully; to wrap around
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to polish up; to shine up
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
perception; sensation; awareness
sound source; sound generator; tone generator; audio; audio file; recording
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
calm; composed; leisurely
root; source; origin; cause
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
spider's thread; spider silk
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
three dimensions; 3D; 3-D; real world; IRL; in real life
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton