cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
complicated and mysterious
inscrutable; unmeasurable; unpredictable
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
house where one was born; one's parents' house
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
physical work; manual labour (labor)
suspicious-looking; fishy