to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
unfairness; injustice; partiality
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
serious accident; major incident
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
impudent; shameless; brazen
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
that; the matter in question
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out