optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
environment; circumstance
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
rising; ascending; climbing
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
salty sea breeze; salt wind
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
this world; this life; world of the living
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
massing (of troops); gathering
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
submarine voyage; underwater navigation
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
some people; a few people; several people
diving; submerging; going underwater
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with