body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
shyness; bashfulness; shame
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
to bawl; to cry; to scream
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
trembling from fear; trembling all over
closely-guarded secret; top secret
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)