anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
direct unforked road; straight path
to happen to meet; to come across
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
meaning; significance; sense
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be silent; to say nothing
to turn towards; to point
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to look away; to turn away
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
lord of a manor; estate steward