... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
reason; cause; history; origin
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
nod; inclination of the head
from outside; from the side
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
not to be depended on; of little hope
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another