there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
attendance; presence; visit; coming; advent
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
an assortment; combination
sour look; surly face; pout
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
living room (Western style); sitting room
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
bank; weir; embankment; levee
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)