to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
light pink; light crimson
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
three persons; three parties
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to crumble away; to collapse
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
face; looks; vestiges; trace
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
as before; as ever; as it was originally