witnessing; observing; sighting
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
enemy territory; hostile place
to distract a person's attention
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
calculation; estimation; computation
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
beyond one's means or position
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
someone; a certain person
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to support each other; to support one another
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
softly; mildly; gently; politely
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop