unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to shake; to waver; to tremble
handful; small amount; small number
to explain adequately; to be accountable
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to press a question; to cross-examine
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
maid; helper; help; assistance
to throw at; to turn; to raise
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
quiet; still; surreptitious
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence