to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
last night; yesterday evening
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
secrecy; highly classified information
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
interference; intervention; meddling
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
discovery; detection; finding
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
product; produce; result; fruit
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
self-consciousness; self-awareness
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
jokingly; in the form of a joke
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to be softened; to calm down
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
secret; private; surreptitious