weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
river surface; surface of a river
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to reflect; to throw back light
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
chalk (mineral); white wall
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
interruption; suspension; break
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
calm; composed; leisurely
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to recall; to remember; to recollect
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay