bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
determination; resolution
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to burst open; to open suddenly (of a door); to change completely; to do a 180
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
story; tale; talk; discussion
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
whoops; oops; gulp; ulp; ugh; yuck
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
when; how soon; how long until
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
as usual; as is one's habit
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
how many people; a number of people
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation