lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
journey; route of a journey
finishing blow; coup de grâce
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
same; similar; (just) like; equal
personality; character; individuality; personhood
biological child; one's own child
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
considerably; greatly; a lot
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
orphan; person without friends
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to tame (an animal); to domesticate