violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
regarding with apprehension; viewing with anxiety
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
baton (of command); order; command; direction
biological younger sister
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
age relationship; luck attending age
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
to pay attention (to); to be considerate (of); to be thoughtful (of); to show concern (for); to take care; to be careful
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
moving tale; impressive tale
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
(not) even once; (not) ever