preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
personification; anthropomorphization
everywhere; all over; throughout
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
social; societal; societary
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
adherent; devotee; believer
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
decline; fall; decay; withering
whispered conversation; whispering
defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
stabilization; stabilisation
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
after a long time; for the first time in a while
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to knock down; to knock off
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; uninteresting