parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
lifting a curse; breaking a spell; disenchantment
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
going upstream; sailing against the current
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
to bring back; to restore
remote cause; underlying cause; indirect cause
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
agile (person's movements); nimble; adroit; lively; brisk; skillful
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to hold fast; to protect to the end
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
even if ...; even supposing that ...
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
festival merrymaking; revelry
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
with a broad grin; smirking
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
study group; study meeting
to talk together; to chat together