this world; earthly world; secular society; ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong
is that so?; I see; right; oh
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to become calm (of the wind, sea, etc.); to die down
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
how; in what way; how about
innermost depths of one's heart
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away