because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
honorific title; honorific term of address
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
instant; moment; for an instant
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
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)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
stairs; stairway; staircase
spitting image; dead ringer; exact resemblance
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you