to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
midwinter; dead of winter
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
to rush back; to run back
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
if you think about it; come to think of it
just because; even if; even though
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
genuine article; real thing; real deal
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
quickly; swishing; whooshing
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance