narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
uninhabited island; desert island
unheard-of; unprecedented
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
not necessarily so; is not always true
lying face down; upside down; prone
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
in case of; at that time; at this time
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to intervene; to stop (something)
reputation; respectability
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
this and that; one thing or another
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means