street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
incident; affair; happening; event
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic