and then; in addition to that; also; even so
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
presence (impressive quality)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
tedious; boring; being fed up with
firm promise; definite promise
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
breath; breathing; tone; mood
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
preference; priority; precedence
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
favorite sword; cherished sword
thereupon; shortly thereafter