thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
to know (a person); to think
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to increase; to add to; to augment
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to raise one's voice; to shout
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
should; must; -able; probably; likely
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
stealthily; secretly; in secret
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
besides; in addition; also; moreover
mental; spiritual; emotional
rather; better; instead; if anything
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
armed might; military power; the sword; force