dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
systematic; regular; routine
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
rough deposits; rough surface; roughness
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
beyond that point; after that
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
wounded person; injured person
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
same kind (race); homogeneousness
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
at least; at most; (even) just
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
extensive; spacious; vague; hazy
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)