beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
selection; choice; option
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
rising; ascending; climbing
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
price; cost; value; worth; value
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
cryptid (unidentified mysterious creature); mythical beast
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
distinction; discrimination
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)