unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to rise; to erect; to get up
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
distinction; differentiation; classification
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
remembrance; recollection; recognition
nothing but; none other than
silence (not speaking); muteness
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
confidentially; privately; off the record
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to attempt; to test; to try out
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
at that (very) moment; just then
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare