intimidation; threat; bluster
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
several people; a few people
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
according to plan; as planned; on target
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.)
just one person; only one
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
faintly; dimly; slightly; barely
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
failure; mistake; blunder
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story