running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
just because; even if; even though
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
for this very reason; that is exactly why
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
companion; partner; spouse
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky