ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
should; must; -able; probably; likely
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
notice; attention; observation
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
incident; affair; happening; event
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
how; in what way; in what manner
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to say no more; to sink into silence
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be needed; to be wanted
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
not limited to; not just ...
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)