trauma (usu. psychological)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
of no interest; not interested
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
strong-willed; strong of heart
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to make coffee; to brew coffee
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)