whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
serious look (on one's face); straight face
shyness; bashfulness; shame
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
observation; survey; watching
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
silence (not speaking); muteness
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to stare back at; to look back at
the more one looks (at it) the more...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to differ; to vary; to disagree
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent