to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
irritation; annoyance; frustration
secret; private; surreptitious
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
itch; pruritus; amyctic; pruritic; itchy
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
mixture; intermixture; mixing up; contamination; creation of unorthodox words or phrases by combining terms of similar form or meaning
distinction; differentiation; classification
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
quantity or volume of water
gradually; slowly but steadily
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to tighten; to press hard
watering hole; watering place
(not) even once; (not) ever
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to nod in agreement; to nod in assent
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
oversight; omission; mistake
graph paper; section paper
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)