gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
sanity; consciousness; soberness
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
reputation; respectability
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to turn against; to become an enemy
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
clearly; distinctly; vividly
speech and conduct; words and deeds
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)