the way back; the way home; return trip
stirring; rousing oneself
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
incident; affair; happening; event
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
likability; favorability; popularity
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to be thrilled; to be excited
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)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to like; to love; to be fond of
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases