older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to boost; to force up; to push up
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
staying behind; remaining; residual
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to be found; to be discovered
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
well-bred; of good upbringing
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to look around; to survey
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly