considerably; fairly; quite
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
way out; means to escape; escape route
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
many; numerous; various; large number of
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
while; during (the time when)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
time around sunset; early evening
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
veil of darkness; curtain of night
via; through; by doing; by means of; using