offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
worst; worst-case (scenario)
conviction; belief; confidence
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
mottled; patchy; macular; porphyritic
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
visit (from someone); call
to turn on an electric light; to switch on a light