doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
in succession; one by one
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
to look away; to turn away
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
steel; sword steel; sword
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out