to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
place; situation; position; location
grasp; catch; understanding
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
directly opposite; right in front
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
twice; again; second time
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
year in, year out; always; 24-7
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive