witnessing; observing; sighting
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to turn upside down; to turn (face) downward
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
because of; owing to; due to
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy