dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
isolation; being alone; being friendless
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
going around; patrol; round; tour
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to think too much; to be over-concerned
indescribable; inexpressible
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
general public; the masses
influence (on someone); inspiration
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
arrest; apprehension; capture
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
button (clothing); push-button
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)