to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
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)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to have to wait (for the realization of something hoped for); to be forced to postpone
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to rain incessantly; to downpour
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to gather; to collect; to assemble
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to make an appearance; to show up
to resound; to make a stir
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
natural disaster; cataclysm
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
for the first time in one's life
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
number of times; frequency; count
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains