stealthy steps; soft steps
with a start; with a jump
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
the solar calendar; the Gregorian calendar
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
in one's hands; in one's control
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to support each other; to support one another
natural calamity; disaster
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
confections; sweets; candy; cake
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)