splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to speak; to hear a voice
grasp; catch; understanding
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to begin to walk; to set out
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; (lit.) fleeing is winning
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
(your) daughter; young woman
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
(your) daughter; young woman
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
item; something that one "just has to have"
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
single word; a few words; brief comment
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
villain; baddie; the villain's part