to become clear; to be made public
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
outward appearance; apparent
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
conviction; belief; confidence
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
common use; communal use; sharing
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
shady; underhanded; questionable
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
either way; in any case; one way or another
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles