to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
attractiveness; charm; amiability
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to detain; to check; to restrain
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
simply; merely; only; solely
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
greeting; a fine thing to say
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
doing whatever one pleases
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
abusive language; violent language; wild words
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to thrust before; to thrust at
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound