to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
slim; slender; slight; delicate
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to be (deeply) moving; to pack an (emotional) punch; to be emotionally touching; to strike home; to strike a chord
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to open (one's eyes) wide
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
mockery; derision; ridicule
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
pride; dignity; self-worth
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter