to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
youthful; young; young-looking
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to feel a chill run down one's spine
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
(made of) stone; stone-built
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to burst open; to pop; to split
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
caretaker (at a zoo or aquarium); keeper; attendant; breeding staff
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
in succession; one by one
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up