large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
alien (from another planet)
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
thick glasses; (lit.) bottle bottom glasses
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
as you see; as you can see
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
fashionable color; fashionable colour
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
form; shape; figure; visage
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
cooking; food preparation
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
battement (ballet movement)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
around the world; throughout the world
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
book; volume; this; present; main; head
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)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...