surely; upon my word; by Jove; (with neg) by no means; never
to smirk; to grin broadly
to be detained; to take time
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
promotion (school, military, etc.)
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
lower half of the body; nether parts
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
simply; merely; only; solely
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
tingling (with pain or numbness); throbbing; stinging; buzzing; chirring; chirping (of insects)
to not believe one's ears
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
snap (of the wrist; in baseball, golf, etc.); snapshot; snap fastener; press stud; snap (movement, action)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to