unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
genuine article; real thing; real deal
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
thought; consideration; thinking
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
study; pursuit of knowledge
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
princess; daughter of a nobleman
ruler; monarch; sovereign
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
if it is the case that ...
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself