one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
feeling; sense; impression
door; gate; opening; title page
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
suspicious character (person, figure)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
and; thereupon; because of that
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
like this; this sort; this way