near; close; beside; third person
nod; inclination of the head
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
to throw open; to leave open
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
three dimensions; three dimensional; 3D; real world; IRL (in real life)
going through; going via; going by way of
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to die out; to become extinct
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
very careful; thoroughly prepared
to sustain a serious wound
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other