vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
very recently; in the very recent past
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
having said that; be that as it may
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
nape (of the neck); nucha
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
one end; an end; part; fragment