to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
pupil; student; schoolchild
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
observation; survey; watching
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
something; some kind of; for some reason
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to become very angry; to become furious; to fly into a rage
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
manner (with others); attitude
several weeks; a few weeks
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
there is nothing; having nothing
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
occasionally; once in a while; now and then