timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to happen to have on hand or in stock
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
steady; sound; reliable; solid
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
hard to get; hard to come by
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate