to burst open; to pop; to split
bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
unprecedented; never seen before
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
scattered; separated; dispersed
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
chance meeting; fortuitous encounter
little by little; bit by bit
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
while alive; during one's lifetime
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to devour; to bite to death
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
belief; faith; conviction
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
several hundred; hundreds (of)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear