heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
high-quality goods; luxury item
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
interruption; suspension; break
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
too (much); overly; excessively
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
that is to say; so that means
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
living person; the living
mass killing; mass murder; bloodbath
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
meditation; silent contemplation
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
had better ...; had better not ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly