invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
suspicious-looking; fishy
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to be discouraged; to shrink from
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
stubborn; obstinate; self-willed; headstrong
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other
classmate; friend in the same class
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
literally; to the letter; literal
sharing a common destiny; sitting in the same boat
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
(not) even once; (not) ever
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
in the morning; during the morning
to collect information; to gather knowledge
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager