claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
innumerable; countless; numberless
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
middle of the night; dead of night
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
toilet; lavatory; powder room
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
partly open; in half bloom
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
being filled with; being full of; permeation
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus