reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
observation; survey; watching
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
with these words; while saying
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
sour look; surly face; pout
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
natural virtue; personal virtue
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
river; stream; River; the ... river
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch