is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
impudent; shameless; brazen
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
one after another; in rapid succession
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
possible; likely; probable
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
dealing with; coping with
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to be opposite; to face each other
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
bed of nails; bed of thorns; bed of needles
to run about; to rush about
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
besides; moreover; in addition
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
causticity; corrosiveness
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
talk; recital; narration; topic
attenuation; damping; decay
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel