running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
village; hamlet; countryside; country
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
the same; the said; likewise
solitary island; isolated island
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
extermination of insect pests; pest control
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
historical; traditional; historic
tens of thousands of years
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
to conjecture; to comprehend; to surmise; to understand; to estimate
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
thousands; several thousand
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
natural disaster; cataclysm
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to gain a victory; to win
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward