weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
honor; honour; credit; prestige
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
stirring; slight movement
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
until now; so far; up to the present
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash