interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
environment; surroundings; circumstances
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
soldier; combatant; warrior
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
in proportion to; just as much as
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to draw near; to approach; to be imminent; to be impending; to be at hand
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock