in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
in succession; one by one
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
big goof; serious mistake
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
basic mistake; careless mistake
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to that degree; to that extent; that much
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to speak through the nose; to nasalize
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
testimony; (verbal) evidence
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
contrived; false-sounding
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight