unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to lend an ear to; to listen to
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
even more; still more; further
to blaze; to burn brightly
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
as much as one can; as much as possible
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled