confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
verbal promise; one's word
to come back; to bloom a second time
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to stay calm; to keep cool
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
not worth doing; waste of effort
indescribable; having no way to express
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
mysterious power of words to alter reality
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
treatment (of a person); dealing with
otherwise; if not; or else
family; members of a family
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
as far as the eye can see
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it