representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to show up; to appear; to turn up
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
retainer; retinue; servant
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to taste; to try (food or drink)
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to pay attention; to be watchful
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to comfort; to console; to amuse
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
quick work; (clever) feat
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
devil; evil spirit; genie
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
arrogant; haughty; calm; placid