thousands; several thousand
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
call; summons; convening; convocation
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
still; even now; to this day
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
scale; scope; plan; structure
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to explain adequately; to be accountable
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
change; transformation; inversion
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
point in common; common feature
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
legend; folklore; tradition
monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty