uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to push aside; to push one's way through
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
field; plain; prairie; moor
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
aimlessly; without a goal
high tide; high water; full tide
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
steering (of a boat); steerage
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
coherence; order; focus; point
at someone's (something's) mercy
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
common raven (Corvus corax)
(made of) stone; stone-built
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to look away; to avert one's eyes
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message