to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
to appease; to suppress; to calm
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
with a start; with a jump
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
river; stream; River; the ... river
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
plank of a bridge; bridge plank
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
surroundings; environs; circumference
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
straight-laced person; stubborn person
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard