to begin (doing); to start (doing)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
appearance; air; condition; state; form
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
arrest; apprehension; capture
a short while ago; already
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
having no idea; having no clue
surely; certainly; without doubt
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask you
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
recently; lately; these days
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
no loss or gain; coming out even
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
to bawl; to cry; to scream
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
does not seem; unlikely; improbable