type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
busy; having no (free) time
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
vitalism (philosophy, biology)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
faint outlines of an island; vague shape of an island; silhouette of an island
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
(sense of) story; (sense of) narrative; storytelling (within a work); plot; storyline
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to put into effect; to put into practice
to get strong; to gain strength
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger