pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to push aside; to brush aside
no, not like that (but like this)
transcendence; excellence; superiority
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
blow; shock; strike; batting
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
sense of values; values; value system
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to grimace; to make a wry face
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert