to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
the public; general public
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
of tender years; very young
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to knock down; to knock off
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
loveable; very likeable; like very much
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce