bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to lean against; to set against
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
several minutes; a few minutes
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
such ... as; or some such
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
Hades (Greek god); Pluto (Roman god)
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to distribute; to hand out