what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to be born; to come into the world
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
matchless; peerless; unequaled; unequalled; unparalleled; unrivaled
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
reputation; respectability
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
baton (of command); order; command; direction
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
way of speaking; intimation
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
princess; Her Royal Highness
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest