profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
near; close; beside; third person
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
invitation; introduction; temptation
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
to lure someone; to entice someone
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
strategy meeting; council of war
to be in danger of; to be liable to
feigned tears; crocodile tears