instability; insecurity; crankiness
even though; despite; when
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to force one's way; to push through
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
a few years ago; some years back
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
thought; consideration; thinking
to overflow from something full
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
news; word; tidings; omen
reading aloud; recitation
killing two birds with one stone
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
(someone else's) child; child; kid
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
to speak ill of; to disparage
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad