preface; introduction; preamble
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
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)
that; the matter in question
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
government service; the bureaucracy
business rival; professional jealousy
on bad terms; at loggerheads
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
both hands; both arms; ten
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to feel; to sense; to experience
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
notice; attention; observation
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance