isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
tight; tight skirt; straight skirt
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
virile; tough; masculine; intense
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
price; cost; value; worth; value
more than usual; especially; particularly
hidden camera; spy camera
periodic inspection; regular inspection
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
surveillance camera; security camera
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
beginning; clue; starting point
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
increase in activity; activation
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
being startled; getting a shock
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to say no more; to sink into silence
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
disadvantageous; long (odds)
covering; protection; backing; relief
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close