robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
any more; any further; any better; any longer
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
with a start; with a jump
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
have a pain in one's chest
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
to grimace; to make a wry face
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to be surprised; to be astonished
stealthily; secretly; in secret
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration