anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
danger; peril; hazard; risk
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
contradiction; inconsistency
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
to push (something) against
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
blocking the way; standing in the way