no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
trauma (usu. psychological)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to be badly made; to fail
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
near; close; beside; third person
mistress; kept woman; concubine
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
future (usually near); prospects
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to smash down; to beat in
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
I see; that's right; indeed
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to shake; to sway; to waver
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
mask; disguise; guise; mask
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
such; like that; that sort of; very