to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to pass (of time); to elapse
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
you could say; you might say; verging on the
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy