for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
naturally; of course; understandably
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
surroundings; environs; circumference
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
simply; merely; only; solely
threat; intimidation; menace
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
existence; being; presence
tedious; boring; being fed up with
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
proposal; proposition; suggestion
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
that is to say; so that means
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
(a) little; somewhat; somehow