receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
late at night; small hours of the morning
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
to look around; to survey
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy