wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
look of death; shadow of death
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to make sense; to be meaningful
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
thick curtain; drop curtain
intermission (between acts); interlude
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
level ground; horizon; field of view
teleprompter; autocue; prompter (theater and opera)
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to yearn for; to be in love with
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)
high-pitched tone; soprano
without cause; without reason
statue; picture; picture revealing character
wife and children; (arch.) wife
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal