to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
seeing in the dark; night vision
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
look; glance; glimpse; one stone
five directions (center, north, south, east, and west)
whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle
threat; intimidation; menace
mishap; misfortune; calamity; ominous word; ill-omened word
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
stabbing (repeatedly); piercing; (words) cutting to the heart; striking home; loose; sloppy
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
watchful waiting; careful supervision
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
black swan (Cygnus atratus)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
survival; survivor; relic
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
to mimic someone's voice; to impersonate
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
along the road; along the way