with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
way of speaking; intimation
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
seeing one off; farewell; escort
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to order; to command; to appoint
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
talking while standing; standing around talking
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
instant; moment; for an instant
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to be surprised; to be astonished
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")