faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to talk (a person) down; to confute
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow