unexplained fever in an infant (in the past believed to be related to intellectual development); teething fever; (lit.) wisdom fever; fever that comes from using one's head too much
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
in a daze; absent-mindedly; vacantly; dimly; hazily; faintly
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; to be crazy about something
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
death toll; number of deaths; body count
to give guidance; to explain clearly; to admonish; to preach
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to wash away; to rinse off