to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
puddle of blood; pool of blood
stairs; stairway; staircase
deep inside; innermost place
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
I appreciate your efforts
large number (of); many; majority
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
(your, his, her) daughter
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
boastful speech; bragging
station; office; guardroom
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
originally; by nature; from the start
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
these guys; these fellows
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly