chance; opportunity; occasion
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to be silent; to say nothing
to be hot on a person's heels
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
memory; sense; experience
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
surroundings; environs; circumference
to gather; to collect; to assemble
while; even though; despite
besides; in addition; also; moreover
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
such ... as; or some such
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.