one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to become settled; to be fixed
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
name; given name; first name
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
impossible; unlikely; improbable
jutting out (of bounds); being crowded out
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
much less; to say nothing of
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
war; battle; match; game; competition
battlefield; battleground
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
grasp; catch; understanding