to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
most of all; extremely; supremely
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
messenger; envoy; emissary
one's own handwriting; autograph
noninvolvement; nonintervention; neutrality
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
and so; therefore; for that reason
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict