if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
long ago; previous; of a former age
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
act of mercy; helping another person
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
outside world; physical world
to pierce through; to break through
straying; wandering off course
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
tail (animal); tail end; tip
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
presence; sitting with; being with
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to have a controlling presence; to have a certain aura
calamity; disaster; misfortune
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
in the end; on top of that
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient