extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
to make sense; to be meaningful
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
with a start; with a jump
furious facial expression
state of mind; mentality; psychology
noisily; with a rattle; with a creak; with a squeak; with a rumble
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
with a start; with a jump
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to yield to temptation; to succumb
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
as if to say; as much as to say; as though
to be heartbroken; to have one's heart break; to be overwhelmed with grief
fool; twit; idiot; bird-brain
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says