total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to perceive; to understand
calm; composed; leisurely
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
length (of an animal); body length
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to