supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
rather; better; instead; if anything
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
and so; therefore; for that reason
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
this (very thing); this precisely
having said that; be that as it may
to be silent; to say nothing
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
hiding one's embarrassment
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)