gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
innocence; being not guilty
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
appearing together; co-acting; co-starring
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
very good luck; excellent fortune
indescribable; inexpressible
doom; fate; misfortune; disaster
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to forget; to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
from the viewpoint of; according to
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
one's manners; one's attitude
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to talk about someone behind their back; to backbite
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white