unprecedented; never seen before
right under; directly below
to go past; to pass; to pass by
without leaving any trace
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
rapid development; rapid unfolding
dozens; scores of; decades
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to clamber (up); to scale
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
sphere; counter for balls
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
dull sound; muffled sound
evening; early night hours
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
messenger of god; divine messenger
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp