selfish; self-centred; egotistical
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to stare back at; to look back at
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
apparent; obvious; very clear
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
self-torturing; masochistic
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
with a start; with a jump
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
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
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
covering; protection; backing; relief
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
had better ...; had better not ...
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
source of information; intelligence source; message source
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
ago; since; before; previous
being dotted with; being scattered
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)