losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
sense of orientation; sense of direction
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
one by one; one at a time; in turn
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding