(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
at the window; by the window; next to the window
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
to crumble away; to collapse
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
change in appearance; transformation
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
near oneself; close to one; familiar
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be able to manage somehow or other
reading light; reading lamp
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration