sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups; (lit.) (in groups of) threes and fives
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
discretion; prudence; good sense; judgement; judgment; wisdom
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
guarantor; surety; person responsible for another's behavior
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
needing care (of a person); needing to be looked after; troublesome; annoying; difficult
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
refinement; style; sophistication