unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
person who poses a high risk
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
complete victory; total victory
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation