from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
imposing stance; daunting pose
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
preference; priority; precedence
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
that day; the very same day
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to have a talk; to tell a story
tone (of voice); manner of talking
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic