to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
wherein; therein; thereinto
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to find fault with; to question
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
in succession; one by one
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
sense of unity; sense of oneness
clientele; customer stratum
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
together with; same; both; all; including ...
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40