looking depressed; long face
fiercely fought contest; close game (match, race, etc.); dead heat
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
opening a business; opening a practice
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
number; number plate; license plate
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
otherwise; or else; if not
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
door; gate; opening; title page
to throw open; to leave open
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
strong pressure; heavy pressure
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out