smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
calm; composed; leisurely
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
although I say; although one might say; although called
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
all you want; as much as one wants
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
example; illustration; precedent
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
the positive and the negative; yin and yang
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)