dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
genuine article; real thing; real deal
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
as a child; when one was a child
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
to stare back at; to look back at
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
thunderstorm; thundershower
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to be too numerous; to be too much
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to move around; to move about; to get around
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to eat up (in no time); to gobble up; to make short work of; to put away
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
line; queue; procession; matrix
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
although I say; although one might say; although called
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake