towering; astonishingly high
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
script; libretto; scenario
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
minority ethnic group; ethnic minority; minority race
group; bunch; crowd; group
adherence (to one's beliefs); persistence; sticking to one's guns; standing one's ground
one's (living) environment
valuable article; valuables
waving a stick; conductor (orchestra, etc.); (arch.) Edo policeman
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
to encamp; to take up positions
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to slide into; to slip into
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
by sheer strength; by brute force
to fight with swords; to cross swords
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
make; workmanship; preparation
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet