pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
here and there; in places
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
noisy; confused; uproarious
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to spread; to be propagated
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to make one's rounds; to patrol
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
occupation; calling; livelihood
descendant; progeny; offspring
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
at that time; in those days
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
deep-seated grudge; hatred