place; room; margin; scope
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to be conspicuous; to stand out
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
such; this sort of; like this
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
otherwise; if not; or else
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
with a start; with a jump
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to let out a cry; to break forth
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
whispering; murmuring; subdued
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder