novel; story; (work of) fiction
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
crossroads; crossing; intersection; street
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
Miss; Ms.; unmarried woman
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to feel uneasy; to get into a panic; to feel excited; to have one's heart beat wildly; to have a presentiment
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
(scattered) spots; specks; speckles
(for a fruit) to go bad and lose its shape from being overripe or damaged; to feel listless; to be dull; to be lazy
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
bright sunshine; broad daylight
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
to begin to walk; to set out
deceased; late; dead; departed
to talk; to carry meaning
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
fixed fitting (esp. window)
toughened glass; tempered glass
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
midwinter; dead of winter
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking