to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
still; even now; to this day
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to run about; to rush about
to attempt; to test; to try out
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
corridor; hallway; passageway
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
broken; intermittent; disconnected
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
good-for-nothing; worthless
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
I can say now (what I couldn't before); now (that things have changed) I don't mind telling you; I couldn't tell you until now; I couldn't have told you this back then
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to run through; to run past
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope