to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to become dim; to become blurred
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
memory; sense; experience
almost every day; almost daily
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
how long; how far; how much
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to leave as is; to ignore
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to call out; to ask someone to come
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
fruit grown near the tip of the vine (hence stunted and unripe); weak-looking fellow; pale-faced man; pasty-faced man
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
fucking; screwing; having sex
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking