faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
killer; destroyer; annihilator; seducer; seductress; tempter
to press against each other; to huddle together
to pierce through; to break through
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
Via Dolorosa (Jerusalem); Via Crucis
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
square kilometer; square kilometre
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
intelligence; intellect; brains
snake; serpent; large snake
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
geometric progression; proliferation; multiplying like rats
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
to call each other; to call out to one another
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
way; method; means; (technical) specification
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly