apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to check; to stop; to keep back
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
still; even now; to this day
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind