crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
Dutchman's pipe cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum); night-blooming cereus; queen of the night
beauty and fortune seldom go together; the beautiful die young
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens); tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
shriek of delight; cry of joy
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor