to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
author; writer; novelist; artist
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
instant; moment; for an instant
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to summon; to get used to call
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
armed forces; military; troops
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes