to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
more than usual; especially; particularly
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
bringing; taking; carrying
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
unidentifiable; unidentified
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
slimy; slippery; (arch.) (moving) slowly
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to establish; to formulate
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)