to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to turn towards; to point
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
middle of the night; dead of night; midnight
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
without cause; without reason
to have an eye on; to zero in on
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
small number; few; minority
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
quiet; still; surreptitious
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects