to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to keep standing; to stand motionless
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
in this manner; in this way; like this
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
long ago; a long time ago; already
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
about this time; about now
since; henceforth; ever since
somehow; for some reason or other
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
event held the night before another event; eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless