to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
nowadays; in this day and age
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
fast approach; quick intimacy
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to blow out; to spout out
guard; security guard; security officer
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
none of your business; not your concern
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
to become hoarse; to become husky
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
charcoal; charred remains
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that