sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
without cause; without reason
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
birth; creation; formation
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
regarding as a sure thing; seeing as a certainty
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
calamity; disaster; accident
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
extinction event; mass extinction
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
peril; danger; hazard; distress
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to tighten; to press hard
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
entreaty; supplication; petition
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to run around; to bustle about
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish