ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to cease; to stop; to be over
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to not believe one's ears
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
the Seven Wise Men (of Confucius's Analects); Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently