suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
dozens; scores of; decades
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to ask; to enquire; to query
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
beginning; outset; first; onset
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision