sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
image; figure; figure; form; image
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to be worried; to be troubled
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to see through; to see the true nature of something
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to be surprised; to be astonished
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
feeling; sense; impression
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
no!; no no!; no, not at all
very; extremely; excessively
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily