to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
environment; surroundings; circumstances
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to approach; to draw near
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
naturally; of course; understandably
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
war; fighting; fierce competition
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
bloodshed; (lit.) rain of blood
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
otherwise; or else; if not
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
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
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
without permission; without notice