to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
one's post; place of work; workplace
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to pass (of time); to elapse
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
several times; a few times
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
selection; choice; option