two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
quick work; (clever) feat
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
to begin slipping or sliding; to make a start upon
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
mysterious power of words to alter reality
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
car (running) on the opposite lane; oncoming car
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
extensive; spacious; vague; hazy
imagined landscape; scenery in one's mind's eye
looking on; remaining a spectator
exhaust sound; exhaust note
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
senility; dotage; decrepitude
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live