just now; a moment ago; this very minute
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
splish-splash; with a splash
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
traffic light; traffic signal; signal (mechanism); semaphore (apparatus)
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to look around; to survey
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
dining; dining room; meal
living; lifestyle; living room
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to need; to call for; to require
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit