to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
holding (an umbrella) over something; lean-to roof
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
going to sleep; falling asleep; sleeping
another day; some other day
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
enemy territory; hostile place
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
young person; inexperienced person; novice
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
(female) beauty; beautiful woman
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
lack of uniformity; unevenness; imbalance; inequality; disproportion
such; like that; in that way
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to prevent; to take precautions
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
too good (for a child, to be true, etc.); overproduction (e.g. of crops); making too much
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
vitality; energy; dynamism
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
rational; logical; coherent
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
invitation; introduction; temptation
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)