to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to sink (into); to get depressed
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
a long time ago; long ago
to pursue an illusion; to pursue a fantasy; to pursue phantoms
wandering; rambling; roaming
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
living thing; organism; creature; biology
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
several years; a few years
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
difficult problem; challenge
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
after all; because; but; even; too; as well