to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
secret; private; surreptitious
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
handrail; railing; banister
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
sailor suit; middy uniform; two-piece school uniform modeled after the sailor suit
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to stay calm; to keep cool
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
clever; bright; smart; intelligent
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
as hoped for; as expected
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
conviction; belief; confidence
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment