to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to pierce through; to break through
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
dealing with; coping with
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to rise; to erect; to get up
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
outside world; physical world
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
innumerable; countless; numberless
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
conviction; belief; confidence
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
tradition; legend; folklore
in the same way as; just like
ankh; Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol for life