old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
about when; about what time; how soon
door; gate; opening; title page
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to set (sun); to become dark
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
courage; ardour; high spirits
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
sympathy; compassion; pity
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to go out and away; to leave
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
horror film; horror movie
independent action; acting alone
beginning; outset; first; onset
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
without; but if; otherwise; or else
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to make an appearance; to show up
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from