timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
to accuse someone; to charge someone
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
gang of hoodlums (hooligans); bad company; companion in gang activities
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
sounding each other out; probing each other
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass