isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
otherwise; or else; if not
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
tradition; legend; folklore
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
reality; actuality; hard fact
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to paint (draw) a picture
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
double doors opening from the centre
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for