vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
throat; important part; vital area
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
still (continuing); as ever; further
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
imperious; proud; heavy (nasal breathing)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
to leap back; to jump back
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
link; linking; link; hyperlink; linking (of object files); linkage
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to hold fast; to protect to the end
if you think about it; come to think of it
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to lose sight of; to miss
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)