one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
(animal making a) monstrous apparition
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
confusion; distraction; derangement
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
along the road; along the way
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
rest; break; recess; intermission
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
side door; side gate; wicket gate
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal