thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
unanticipated; unexpected
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
you could say that; that might be so
reason; cause; history; origin
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
diplomatic card; diplomatic weapon; bargaining chip; diplomatic leverage
future; possible; potential; prospective
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
when it becomes; when it comes to
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
individual; private person; personal; natural person
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to set a watch; to post guards
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup