normalcy; normality; normal
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to make a speech; to address
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to be at a loss for words
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
with a start; with a jump
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
embodiment; realization; materialization
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
for the first time in one's life
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
murder; killing; murderer
in the same way as; just like
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to shine; to glitter; to be bright