one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
perception; sensing; noticing
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
ominous atmosphere; ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
handsome young man; Adonis
thick curtain; drop curtain
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
outline; contour line; border line
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
chalk; choke (hold); choke (of an engine)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
at a glance; at first sight
joint; seam; joining point
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down