ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to go along; to walk along; to follow
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to stay calm; to keep cool
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)