to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
every place; various places
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
and (also); both ... and; as well as
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
shadow figure; silhouette
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
point in common; common feature
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to be obvious; to be obviously correct; (lit.) to point to one's palm
boundless; infinite; vast
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
year in, year out; always; 24-7
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
ultimate; final; last; eventual
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger