collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
one eye; one of one's eyes
to close (one's eyes); to shut
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to find out; to discover; to locate
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
no matter how much time passes
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to cease; to stop; to be over
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish