bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
senior; elder; person older than oneself
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
on the occasion of; at the time of
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
grasp; catch; understanding
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
imagination; supposition; guess
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
this is why; this means; it is the case that
stirring; rousing oneself
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)