contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
authenticity; credibility
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
last night; yesterday evening
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
rational; reasonable; logical
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to make sense; to be meaningful
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
self-consciousness; self-awareness
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
supplementary explanation
imagination; supposition; guess
region; limits; stage; level
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster