to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to sell off; to dispose of
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
suspicious-looking; fishy
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
street gossips and idle rumors; hearsay
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
business; work; operations; service; duties
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to run about; to rush about
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
hair on the back of one's head
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
in that manner; like that
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded