various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
detached; aloof; indifferent
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
(medical) doctor; physician
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
mental illness; psychosis
all night; throughout the night
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
drunkenness; intoxication
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
due form; official; formality
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick