underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to turn right; to turn to the right
to turn left; to turn to the left
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
front; frontage; facade; main
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
contrived; false-sounding
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
class; heading; group; category
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
laboratory animal; experimental animal
to say; to be called; to do
orphan; person without friends
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft