to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
rare; uncommon; not often seen
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
feeling in one's bones; foreboding; premonition; presentiment; gut feeling; gut instinct
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to blow through; to blow across
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
cave; cavern; den; grotto
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
weird; disgusting; sickening
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
coating (esp. lacquering)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
(made of) stone; stone-built