meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
binder; clipboard; binding machine (wheat, etc.); binder
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
exaltation; emotional uplift
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
piece of evidence; evidence
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
impression of the teeth; tooth mold (mould); tooth mark; teeth marks
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
(a place) out of one's reach
to sleep together (e.g. man and a woman); to lie with each other
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to let down one's hair; to undo hair