serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
preface; introduction; preamble
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
quarrel; dispute; argument
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to listen intently; to focus on (music, speech, etc.)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality
to taste; to try (food or drink)
moment by moment; hour by hour
what people say; rumours; public opinion
for example; for instance; e.g.
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
production (e.g. play); direction
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
malicious; deliberately mean
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
that; the matter in question