eardrum; tympanic membrane
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
to jar; to creak; to grate
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
vertical shaking (of an earthquake); pitch (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); pitching
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
scene; spectacle; sight; view
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
general idea; concept; notion
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
high-level; higher-order; higher-order; higher-degree
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer