overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
ultimate; final; last; eventual
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
settlement; solution; resolution
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
roundhouse kick; turning kick
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
a glance; a look; a glimpse
number of persons; personnel
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)