to stare in wonder; to be amazed
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
at once; immediately; right now
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
secret; private; surreptitious
calamity; misfortune; disaster
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
observation; survey; watching
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
conduct; behavior; behaviour
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
one's family (home) background (environment)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to be remembered; to go down in history
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter