without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
storehouse; warehouse; godown
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
explanation; interpretation
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
moving about; stirring about
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
thought; consideration; thinking
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
sunlight; rays of the Sun