to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event; grave (and unexpected) incident; serious event; accident
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to be insolent; to be arrogant; to be impudent; to be rude
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunate that ...
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to have one's knees be about to give way
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces