period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
powerful person; influential person
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
event; phenomenon; matter
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
for example; for instance; e.g.
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part