unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
outside world; physical world
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
paper sumo; children's game of sumo played with paper cutouts of wrestlers
to be on the right track; to go well
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to maintain; to continue to have
all you have to do is; just; that's all
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
auto; automobile; automatic; oat; oats
to explain adequately; to be accountable
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to burst open; to open suddenly (of a door); to change completely; to do a 180
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
precondition; prerequisite
non-achievement (of a goal); failing to achieve
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
shit video game; embarrassingly bad video game