hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
(not) a single person; (no) one
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
one day; (on) a certain day
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
long (time that has passed); old (story)
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
not yet known; unknown; strange
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
the opposite sex; isomerism