environment; surroundings; circumstances
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
just because; even if; even though
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
to get out of bed; to show a leg
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
glossy black hair (of a young woman); raven black hair
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
gem; jewel; precious stone
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
humming a tune (while doing something else)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)