to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
contradiction; inconsistency
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
those (near the second person)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to squash; to crush; to flatten
great person; eminent figure
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
guardian; mentor; protector
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible