establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
other than; excluding; without
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
for peace of mind; for conscience' sake; by way of consolation
without cause; without reason
to kidnap (esp. by force or deception); to abduct; to snatch
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
street; quarter; district; area
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to thrust down; to push off
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to scrape off; to shave off
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
son of a bitch; piece of shit
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
to flare up; to burst into flames
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back