reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
(some) more; even more; longer; further
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
great laughter; burst of laughter
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
the relation of master to servant
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance