perception; intuition; the sixth sense
stealthily; secretly; in secret
preliminary investigation; preparation
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
moment by moment; hour by hour
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
difficult to ...; hard to ...
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
out of character; unlike one
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to begin to walk; to set out
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
birth; creation; formation
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
scariest; most frightening
examination hell; ordeal of entrance examinations
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)