materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
inside; interior; inner part
to burst open; to pop; to split
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
place where one works; construction site; working area
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
example; simile; metaphor; allegory