to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
indicate reason; infers some protest
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
originally; by nature; from the start
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
passage; path; route; one's way
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
description; describing; depicting
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
dropout; quitter; deserter
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark