attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
secret; private; surreptitious
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
accomplishment; execution
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved