to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
in that manner; like that
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
several times (as large, over)
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
door; gate; opening; title page
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
button (clothing); push-button; button
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
one's post; place of work; workplace
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip