muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
pensive; meditative; wistful
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
external wound; (physical) trauma
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
calamity; misfortune; disaster
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to be on edge; to get nervous; to feel tense
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to torment; to harass; to tease
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
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
frantic dash; rushing at full speed