curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to be helpful; to be useful
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
anything and everything; just about everything
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
phantom; vision; illusion
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)