summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
second basement level; subbasement
corridor; hallway; passageway
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
a little bit; a little while
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
striking; remarkable; considerable
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
periodic; regular; routine
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured