to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
troubled face; worried expression
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to smirk; to grin broadly
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
elder sister; older female friend
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); scrutiny (of budget requests, etc.); revision (of a budget)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
unmeasurable; impossible to measure
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
precious book; handbook; manual; thesaurus; treasury of words
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
all; entire; whole; altogether
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended