with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
leather cover; leather binding
5th day of the month; five days
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation; to shake with fright; to yield to terror
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
spinning rapidly; turning quickly; fast-forward (VCR, etc.); scanning
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
to use up all one's strength; to die
to fall off; to tumble down
pulsation; pulsatory motion
to scribble (down); to write quickly; to dash off
to write in more information; to add (a paragraph, more lines, etc.); to tack on
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
to hate each other; to hate mutually
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to become settled; to be fixed
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
to solicit; to demand; to extort
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
key to understanding; point (e.g. of an argument)
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box