dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to repeat; to do over again
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
concentration; density; cardinality
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
of course; certainly; naturally
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to have a chill run down one's spine
sorcerer; genie; human with supernatural powers
to face; to go towards; to head towards
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
very interesting; of great interest
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
round frame glasses; round-lensed eyeglasses
to boost; to force up; to push up