the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
being too late; losing one's final chance
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
pessimism; disappointment
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
older brother and younger sister
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
dealing with; coping with
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to lure someone; to entice someone
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
at once; immediately; right now
for example; for instance; e.g.
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial