dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
belief; faith; conviction
intelligence gathering; information gathering
strength; power; proficiency; ability
striking; remarkable; considerable
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
even more; still more; further
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
relatively; comparatively
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
training; drill; practice; discipline
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation