complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to laugh away; to laugh off
to scatter away; to vanish
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
automatic; intransitive verb
perception; sensation; awareness
in operation (of a machine, especially security cameras); in use; in action
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
frame (of a building); framework; skeleton; (human) body
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
rumbling; (ringing) cadence
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
isolation; being alone; being friendless
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement