surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
companion; partner; spouse
how many years; how long; what year
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
such ... as; or some such
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
looks; features; (personal) appearance
simply; merely; only; solely
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
undetermined manner of death; suspicious death
to claim victims; to cause casualties
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
with a start; with a jump
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called