to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to tighten; to press hard
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
and; thereupon; because of that
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
only; merely; but; no more than
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
every person; every mouth; every entrance