to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
again; once again; yet again
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
spoiling (e.g. a plot); revealing (e.g. a trick); giving it away
to talk; to chat; to chatter
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to walk through (to the end); to walk the whole way
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
freely; right and left; as one pleases
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
sincere; earnest; serious
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
tree line; forest line; timberline
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place