to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
in that way; like that; that way
glib; smooth-talking; silver-tongued
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give someone a charge; to empower
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
distortion; falsification; perversion
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
concealment; suppression; hiding
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
long; drawn-out; very long
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
the world in general; society; convention
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
practicality; utility; usefulness
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
sharply; harshly; stingingly
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
possible; likely; probable