material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to force open; to push open
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
absence; disregard; indifference
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
decomposed body; decomposing corpse
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to step forward; to take a step forward
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
opposite side; opposition
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
way out; means to escape; escape route
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
other side; opposite side; other party
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus