to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
not necessarily so; is not always true
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
place; room; margin; scope
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
maid; helper; help; assistance
turmoil; chaos; confusion
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to smash down; to beat in
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal