dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
low dining table; tea table
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
first night; first watch of the night; bridal night
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to torment; to torture; to harass
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
as if nothing had happened
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
(sexually) attractive older woman; mature woman; MILF
sailor suit; middy uniform
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
thermos bottle; vacuum flask
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
transcendence; excellence; superiority
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
pep-up; reassurance; pick-me-up; restorative; energizer
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
fear; dread; fright; willies