duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
the other day; a few days ago
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
that's the way it is; such is life
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite