to apologize; to apologise
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
all night long; all through the night
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
until now; so far; up to the present
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
such; this sort of; like this
name; given name; first name
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
originally; by nature; from the start
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to lower the curtain; to come to an end
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
(not) even once; (not) ever
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to put one's strength into