characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
vexing; irritating; impatient
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
distinction; differentiation; classification
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
because of; owing to; due to
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to be silent; to say nothing