anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
originally; by nature; from the start
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
covering; protection; backing; relief
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
(your) daughter; young woman
kindness; intimacy; friendship
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
(your) daughter; young woman
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
being too late; losing one's final chance
to stop (plug) one's ears
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
to commit a crime; to do evil
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
terrain; geographical features; topography
grasp; catch; understanding
expression; look; countenance; face
to be overcome with emotion