dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
tapestry; wall hanging; banner
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
for crying out loud!; for chrissakes!; denotes shock at ignorance
light; easy; non-serious; minor
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
great speed; recklessly fast speed
towering; astonishingly high
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
(right at the) side; just beside
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
to look down on; to condescend
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
weird; strange; mysterious
basement floor; underground floor
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
willpower; energy; vitality
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse