exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
all present; all concerned; all of us
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
behind; in the rear; in back
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
mistress; kept woman; concubine
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to be needed; to be wanted
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish