isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
host; landlord; innkeeper
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
otherwise; or else; if not
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to walk away; to walk off
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
street at night; making a night journey
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
one by one; one at a time; in turn
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; fervently; intently
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless
hard to control; unmanageable
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness
self-interest; selfish desire
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
secret; private; surreptitious
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to stay (at); to stop (at)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
even so; anyhow; at any rate
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that