towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to persuade by tears; to use tears to get one's way
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
written oath; covenant; pledge
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to