darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
again; once more; a second time
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to repeat; to do something over again
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
houses and inhabitants; population
to face; to go towards; to head towards
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
door; gate; opening; title page
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
entreaty; supplication; petition
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
if so; in that case; in that situation
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling