self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
just because; even if; even though
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
talk; conversation; dialogue
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
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
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to run about trying to escape
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to cover fully; to wrap around
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
safety; welfare; well-being
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big