large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
contrary to one's expectations
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
the scruff or nape of the neck
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
after school (at the end of the day)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
and yet; though; when; in spite of
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
faking crying; crocodile tears
to happen to have on hand or in stock
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
hygiene; sanitation; health
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy