yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
coincident with; while; simultaneously
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
reception room; parlor; parlour
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
something; some kind of; for some reason
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying