to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
first meeting; first interview with
brat; kid; urchin; little devil
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
unprecedented; never seen before
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
interior; inside; internal
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to look away; to avert one's eyes
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
secret; private; surreptitious
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to stay calm; to keep cool
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)