to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
instant; moment; for an instant
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
essence; true nature; substance; reality
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
good old; good old-fashioned
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
instability; insecurity; crankiness
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
success or failure; outcome; result
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret