malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to state; to express; to mention
of course; certainly; naturally
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to run through; to run past
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to begin to walk; to set out
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to refer to; to use as reference
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time