shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
watchful waiting; careful supervision
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
mask of a devil; startling appearance; devil's face
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
with a start; with a jump
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
how others look at you; what others think about you
fast-talking; rapid talking
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
comparatively; relatively
innumerable changes; infinite variety
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
first time; first; initial
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to attempt; to test; to try out
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality