what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
(someone else's) child; child; kid
neighbourhood; neighborhood
health; healthy; sound; fit
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
because of; owing to; due to
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
risky; dangerous; insecure
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to run out (e.g. of the room)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to walk away; to walk off
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
yoke; constraints; oppression
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to squash; to crush; to flatten
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
carefree; free from worry