not long after; before long
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
underground spring; Hades; hell; underworld
to lie down; to throw oneself down
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
arrogant; haughty; insolent
to press against each other; to huddle together
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
serious; severe; grave; acute
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
practice; practising; experience
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
financial power; financial means; wealth
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over