work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
rather; sooner; preferably
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to step over or across; to overcome
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
fool; blockhead; idiot; dunce
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
sympathy; empathy; response
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)