obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
overlooking; turning a blind eye
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
maid; helper; help; assistance
decision; determination; resolution
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to apologize; to apologise
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
at least; at most; (even) just
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
victim; injured party; sufferer
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
reopening; resumption; restarting
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago