Anchor: A terrible constraint seemed to have settled down between them.
Entailed: Things seemed to have become strained between them.
Contradiction: Things were as light and easy as usual between them.
Contradiction: old man is walking through the snow
Contradiction: There are selections from Chinese Rosewood to the modernity of Western flair. 
Contradiction: The man is watching a bird fly.
Contradiction: Two people are walking together outside.