difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
each time it happens; at all such times
accumulation; accumulate; store
several years; a few years
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
considerably; greatly; a lot
nature; property; disposition
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
proposal; offer; request; application
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to pay attention; to be watchful
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
critical moment; do-or-die situation
calming down; quieting down