astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
tenth day of the month; ten days
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
greatest mistake of one's life
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to be smeared; to be covered
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to saw off; to interrupt; to suspend; to discontinue
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel