defense; defence; guard; policing; security
in succession; one by one
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
in accordance with; according to
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to be confused; to be in disorder; to be chaotic; to have troubles; to be in a dispute; to argue
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
to become keen on; to get passionate about
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
climax; peak; critical moment; most important stage; turning point
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
while crying; tearfully; in tears
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to sit down; to take a seat
next; secondly; subsequently
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
decoration; ornament; trimmings
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold