to wait and see; to see how the land lies
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
relation; connection; relevance
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
never mind!; don't worry about it
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to say; to be called; to do
to make a speech; to address
still; even now; to this day
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)