smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
rushing around; running wild
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle
to surge; to well up; to gush out
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to brush off; to shake off
to mind; to care; to worry
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
pieces; scraps; disconnected
clearly; brightly; freshly
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
(right at the) side; just beside
in deep black; in jet black
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
abnormal phenomenon; anomaly
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to make oneself available (free)
to move around; to move about; to get around
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
rule; reign; government; governing
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK