slowly and quietly; stealthily
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
archeologist; archaeologist
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
pale; pallid; bluish-white
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
indiscriminate reading; unsystematic reading; desultory reading; reading at random
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
good old; good old-fashioned
busy (phone); in talks; discussion underway
rare (or peculiar) animal
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
boasting; bragging; big talk; conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown
uphill task; difficult undertaking (project)
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
shutting oneself up in one's house; staying indoors; living in seclusion; house arrest (Edo-period punishment)
malicious; deliberately mean
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
death from cold; freezing to death
death from cold; freezing to death
high mountain; lofty peak
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
leopard (Panthera pardus)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass