to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
suspicious character (person, figure)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
no!; no no!; no, not at all
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
outward appearance; apparent
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
then; well; so; well then
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be kind to; to treat kindly
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
a few seconds; several seconds
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
extremely; very; really; super; so
for a while; for some time; for a period
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
rather; better; instead; if anything