thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
heedless of danger; braving dangers
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
selling out; being sold out
impact of publicity or propaganda
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
social life; social intercourse
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
general (variety) store (shop)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
occasional; infrequent; rare
one's own way of thinking; one's independent approach
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
good (place to leave off); convenient
three times a day (of meals)
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
stupid idiot; total moron
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
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