to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
towering; astonishingly high
cheerful (look); healthy (complexion)
to get one's head around; to think about
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
business; errand; nature of one's business
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
holding (an umbrella) over something; lean-to roof
going to sleep; falling asleep; sleeping
another day; some other day
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
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
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
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
lack of uniformity; unevenness; imbalance; inequality; disproportion
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
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
rational; logical; coherent
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess