to happen to meet; to come across
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
person concerned; interested party; related party
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
affected part; diseased part; wound
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
orphan; person without friends
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
nameless; anonymous; without name
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
still (continuing); as ever; further
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
something to wear; clothes
memories; recollections; reminiscence
solitude; loneliness; isolation