to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
returned goods; returning purchased goods
incessantly; continuously; continually; unceasingly; without a break
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
pitch dark; total darkness
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
scenery; scene; landscape
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
white (complexion); fair-skinned
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
here and there; everywhere