to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
to slap; to strike; to spank
a little; a bit; slightly
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
proper; right; reasonable
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
construction; establishment
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate