secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
of course; certainly; naturally
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
accurate; correct; precise; exact
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
critical point (temperature)
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
to watch over; to watch attentively
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
knight on a white horse; Prince Charming