(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
while; even though; despite
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
declaration of war; proclamation of war
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright