unprecedented; never seen before
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
scattered; separated; dispersed
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
chance meeting; fortuitous encounter
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
while alive; during one's lifetime
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to devour; to bite to death
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
belief; faith; conviction
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
sense of loss; feeling of loss
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around