(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
that is to say; so that means
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
like this; this sort; this way
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
walking heavily; lumbering
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to stop walking; to pause
inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to step forward; to volunteer
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
much less; to say nothing of
wild beast; wild animal; brute