first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
and; thereupon; because of that
fast asleep; dead to the world
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
long time; long interval; for quite some time
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
(instruction) manual; handbook
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
advanced level; high grade; senior
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
female vampire; vampiress
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
society; public; community; social studies
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
tradition; legend; folklore
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
very much; exceedingly; extremely
without; but if; otherwise; or else
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)