chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to come to one's senses; to calm down
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
calm; serene; tranquil; peaceful
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
battle of wits; contest of wits
declaration of war; proclamation of war
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
having a habit of stealing things; being light-fingered
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
absolute obedience; complete submission
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly