tall figure; high stature
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
to employ; to hire; to charter
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
exactly as stated; verbatim
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
living together (with one more person)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
palatial residence; stately mansion
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
muddy water; red-light district
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
one's original family name; maiden name
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
release; emission; ejection
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)