bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
impossible; unlikely; improbable
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
by myself; in person; by oneself
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears