to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
original story; original version; this volume
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to shine a spotlight on; to highlight; to bring attention to
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
action scene (in a movie)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
curtain; hanging; bunting
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far