answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
overhasty; rash; premature
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
you could say that; that might be so
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
nothing but; except; no more than
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable