Death of his friend

"Retreat into myself" means to withdraw from the outside world to focus on your inner thoughts, feelings, and well-being, often for reflection and recharging.

recollection: memory

wash over somebody: (of a feeling) to suddenly affect somebody strongly, so that they are not aware of anything else

frantic: done quickly and with a lot of activity, but in a way that is not very well organized

schemer: a person who plans secretly to do something for their own advantage

entrepreneur: DJ[͵ɔntrəprəˋnə:]

accomplished: very good at a particular thing; having a lot of skills

ungainly: moving in a way that is not smooth or attractive

spindly: very long and thin and not strong

contained: calm and controlled, and not showing a lot of emotion or trying to attract attention

goofy: silly; stupid

glimpse: a sight of somebody/something for a very short time, when you do not see the person or thing completely

sob: to cry noisily, taking sudden, sharp breaths

marooned: left in a place from which you cannot escape

cork: a light, soft material that is the thick bark of a type of Mediterranean oak tree

chute: a tube or passage down which people or things can slide

avalanche: a mass of snow, ice and rock that falls down the side of a mountain

To "careen down" means to move forward quickly while swaying or lurching from side to side, often in an uncontrolled or reckless manner.

lurch: to make a sudden, unsteady movement forward or to one side

stumble: to walk or move in an unsteady way

tumble: to fall downwards, often hitting the ground several times, but usually without serious injury; to make somebody/something fall in this way

igloo: a small round house or shelter built from blocks of hard snow by the Inuit people of northern North America and Greenland

gung-ho: too enthusiastic about something, without thinking seriously about it, especially about fighting and war

peril: serious danger

harbor something to keep feelings or thoughts, especially negative ones, in your mind for a long time

overland: across the land; by land, not by sea or by air

ranger: a person whose job is to take care of a park, a forest or an area of countryside

profound: very great; felt or experienced very strongly

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Online Dictionaries Used:

hk.dictionary.search.yahoo.com

www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com

dictionary.cambridge.org