chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
suffix for familiar person
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
when it becomes; when it comes to
that's the way it is; such is life
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
deep-seated grudge; hatred
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
starting point of a mountain ascent; trailhead (leading up a mountain)
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
high ground; plateau; heights
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
promenade; walk; path; trail; esplanade; mall
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
pension (Western-style boardinghouse)
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
start; commencement; beginning; initiation