feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
state of mind; (one's) mental state
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
in succession; one by one
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
already; now; no longer; not any more
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
imbalance; proceeding irregularly; unsteady progress; limp; claudication
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
reflection in a mirror; reflected image; inverse (of a point); mirror image