to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
the staff; inside the department
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
outside world; physical world
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
firm; strong; solid; stable
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to pierce through; to break through
straying; wandering off course
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
(how) many times; (how) often
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
declaration of war; proclamation of war
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
third day of the month; three days
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
considerably; fairly; quite
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in