astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
ladykiller; ladies' man; murder of a woman; murderer of a woman; femicide
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
overlooking; turning a blind eye
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
girl; lass; young thing; chick
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just