awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
acknowledged; accepted; agreed
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
bombshell announcement (declaration)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
pride; dignity; self-respect
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
not covered (by); not subject (to)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
descendant; posterity; offspring
secondary sex characteristic
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
vocal sound; tone of voice
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable