cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
modesty; humility; being humble
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect
sympathy; compassion; pity
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
unimpressive; unimpressed
such; like that; that sort of
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
how many years; how long; what year
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
about; on; regarding; per; for every
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance