to hypnotize; to hypnotise
sleeper hold; chokehold from behind
to fail to catch; to ignore
to close up; to block up; to fill; to cover
be absorbed in deep thought; be sunk in thought
what is it exactly?; what is it precisely
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
indispensable; essential; necessary
disliking people similar to oneself
somebody who has wild fantasies; someone who hears voices; someone who is crazy
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
daily wages; payment by the day
usual; unchanging; eternal; same as always
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
eddies of wind around high buildings
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
wood construction; woodworking; (arch.) gardener
to talk to oneself; to mutter
deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced
to wait for an opportunity
homeless person; vagabond; tramp
acute stress reaction; acute stress disorder; psychological shock; mental shock; emotional shock; emotional trauma
to understand each other well; to relate to; to strike a sympathetic chord
deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)
a matter for speculation; only conjecture; just guesswork
to smooth out; to straighten; to relax
flood of customers; roaring business
faultfinding; carping; quibbling; cavilling; caviling
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with