to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
to see through; to see the true nature of something
distinction; favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
oral examination; interview
(social) class; rank; grade
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
endless; boundless; everlasting
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
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
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
pardon me for leaving (first)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
advance; moving forward; progress
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)