scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
when it becomes; when it comes to
is that so?; I see; right; oh
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
major incident; major happening; big scandal
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
as (for); for; in the capacity of
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
to sink (into); to get depressed
moment; brief space of time
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to raise one's voice; to shout
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
considerably; greatly; a lot