the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
centre of attention; center of attention
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
expression; look; countenance; face
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
way of speaking; intimation
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
speech and conduct; words and deeds
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
danger; peril; hazard; risk
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to triumph; to be elated with success
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
direct control; direct supervision
alternately; by turns; one after the other
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
with these words; while saying
surely; certainly; without doubt
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary