a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
queen (consort); empress (consort)
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
sympathy; compassion; pity
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to show; to bare (the teeth)
quiet; still; surreptitious
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to happen to hear; to overhear
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
failure; mistake; blunder
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
recuperation; medical treatment
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
way of speaking; intimation
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)