period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
before ... days (months, etc.)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
straight; as the crow flies
semi-darkness; dim light; poor light; dusk; twilight
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to rank with; to rank among
to complete decisively; to do to completion
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive