1. 1. cling, adhere, clutch, hang, stick
   2. volatile, unpredictable, hot- blooded, unstable, explosive, impulsive, fickle, capricious, hot- tempered
   3. gravity, seriousness, importance, severity, enormity, magnitude * insignificance
   4. condense, concentrate, compress, compact, reduce, squeeze, pack into
   5. measly, stingy, meager, ungenerous, paltry, small, inadequate
   6. clamber, climb, scramble, scale, mount, crawl
   7. instinctive, natural, inborn, innate, inbred, inherent
   8. strive, struggle, endeavour, try hard, attempt
   9. strain, damage, injure, hurt, pull, twist, sprain/ tension
   10. crystal, gemstone, rock, sparkler
   11. hop, jump, skip, leap, bound
   12. slap, hit, spank, whack, blow, wallop, thump, strike
   13. spur, urge, encourage, incite, prompt, stimulate, goad, impel, drive
   14. quicksilver
   15. thud, thump, bump, bang, pound, dull sound, knock
   16. transmit, convey, broadcast, send out, pass on, hand on , spread, put on the air
   17. rhythmic, musical, cadenced, metrical, with a beat
   18. junk, rubbish, scrap, garbage, debris, trash, litter, refuse
   19. heaps, plenty, loads, masses, tons
   20. presently, currently, at the moment, at present
   21. keep your eye on
   22. streamlined, sleek, smooth, slick, aerodynamic, efficient, modernized, rationalized, updated
   23. derived, resulting, resultant, resultant, consequential, derivative
   24. frantic, anxious, worried, frenzied, hysterical, uptight * calm
   25. wave(v), brandish, flourish, wield
   26. errant, wayward, naughty, misbehaving, delinquent
   27. gait, way of walking, bearing
   28. kicked up gouts of baked dust
   29. recede, move away, withdraw, go back, ebb * advance
   30. curious, inquisitive, snooping, probing, nosy, prying
   31. hiccup, hitch, glitch, delay, set back
   32. desperate, frantic, distressed, worried, anxious, hopeless
   33. emphatically, forcefully, definitely, vigorously, categorically, ardently, insistently
   34. abnormal, irregular, atypical, anomalous, uncharacteristic, unusual, strange, odd
   35. clue, sign, hint, evidence, trace, indication
   36. urgency, importance, exigency, need, stress, hurry
   37. dismount, get down, alight, descend * mount
   38. cat-and- mouse
   39. invisible, imperceptible, unseen, indiscernible, undetectable
   40. unwavering, resolute, steadfast, dogged, steady
   41. injure, damage, harm, hurt, wound
   42. conflict, disagreement, clash, divergence, difference
   43. potential, budding, prospective, would- be, impending, latent, possible, probable, likely
   44. allergy, reaction, antipathy, sensitivity
   45. equilibrium, balance, symmetry, stability * imbalance
   46. gulp, guzzle, swig, swallow, drink quickly, toss down
   47. seepage
   48. crisp, crunchy, brittle, hard, crusty/ snappish, brusque * soggy
   49. tentatively, hesitantly, shyly, sheepishly, cautiously
   50. sarcastic, ironic, mocking, sardonic, cynical, acerbic, mordant
   51. tender, loving, caring, affectionate, fond
   52. sacrifice, forgo, forfeit, surrender, give up
   53. eternity, perpetuity, infinity, time without end
   54. appreciable, substantial, significant, noticeable, palpable* insignificant
   55. instance, illustration, example, case in the point, occurrence
   56. dank, damp, chilly, moist, humid, soggy, clammy, wet
   57. tremble, shiver, shake, shudder, quake
   58. analyze, examine, study, scrutinize, investigate, evaluate
   59. precipitation, rain
   60. decompose, rot, decay, crumble, fester
   61. expedient, measure, method, device/ practical, useful, convenient,
   62. pounding, throbbing, thumping, pulsating, hammering
   63. radiation, emission, energy, ray, waves
   64. stereoscopy
   65. resistance, confrontation, fight, battle, struggle, conflict, opposition * surrender
   66. precisely, exactly, accurately, correctly, specifically * vaguely
   67. patch, square, area, space, territory
   68. grimly, dourly, gloomily, coldly, bleakly, harshly
   69. steer(v), guide, turn, maneuver
   70. puff, gust, breath, draft, current, cloud, wisp
   71. muttered, mumbled, garbled, incoherent, unintelligible * clear
   72. limp, hobble, shuffle, shamble, walk lamely, bendy, wilted, flaccid
   73. sidle, edge, creep, slither