dark night; moonless night
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
foreign enemy; outside invader
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
Imperial Guard Division (pre-1945)
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
phantom; vision; illusion
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
whispering; murmuring; subdued
such ... as; or some such
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
one way or the other; either way
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it