difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
don't you think?; indicates question
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to say things to ease one's mind
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
detached; aloof; indifferent
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
from outside; from the side
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
even though it is not; despite not
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to sink (into); to get depressed
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to establish; to formulate
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
loved one; lover; sweetheart
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender