embodiment; realization; materialization
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
a few seconds; several seconds
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
hidden room; secret chamber
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
4th day of the month; four days
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to rain incessantly; to downpour
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to sniff out; to get wind of
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
bedside; near one's pillow
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
this world; this life; world of the living
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
dozens; scores of; decades
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk