first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
otherwise; or else; if not
(some) more; even more; longer; further
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
curious; strange; unusual
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
while alive; during one's lifetime
vitality; (one's) life force
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical); semen; sperm
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
something like ...; something called ...
don't you think?; indicates question
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
public hall; community center; community centre
postbox; mailbox; pillar box
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)