office and rank; an official rank
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to cause someone to worry
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
because of; owing to; due to
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to loiter around; to wander about
one person; another name; nickname; alias
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
contrived; false-sounding
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)