antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
to discuss; to talk together
that is to say; so that means
each and all; every single one; everybody
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
near-miss; just missing (each other)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to comb down; to smooth down
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
uncontrollable; irrepressible
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
like this; this sort; this way
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to jar; to creak; to grate
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to take away; to carry off
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to raise one's voice; to shout