to tighten; to press hard
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
unedited remarks; frank opinions
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
sense of smell; olfaction
sense of touch; tactile; tactual; hair style with long bangs
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
event; phenomenon; matter
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
house; dwelling; human habitation
drifting; drift; being adrift
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
is something that; is that which
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
shoal; wide shallow beach
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
how many people; a number of people
good-for-nothing; worthless
several people; a few people
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
extent; scope; sphere; range; span