being startled; getting a shock
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
if it is the case that ...
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
memory; sense; experience
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
convenient; handy; useful
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
transparency; degree of clearness
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
grasp; catch; understanding
to need; to demand; to take; to require
town; city; municipal; urban
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
everywhere; all over; throughout
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in