one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
thought; consideration; thinking
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
mutual understanding; agreement of wills
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
because of; owing to; due to
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
so; like this; in this way
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good