constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to break the silence; to break one's silence
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
point spread; point difference
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
inexpert or untrained eyes
just one person; only one
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
loss of fighting spirit; losing the will to fight
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to intervene; to stop (something)
dealing with; coping with
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like