bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
imagination; supposition; guess
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
in person; personally; directly
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
regarding as a sure thing; seeing as a certainty
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
if you think about it; come to think of it
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
trauma (usu. psychological)
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
by your leave; with your permission
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
war; battle; match; game; competition
to summon; to get used to call
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
one's physical safety; personal security
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
people; citizens; subjects; folk
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel