to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to become pale; to turn pale
both hands; both arms; ten
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to be softened; to calm down
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
next; secondly; subsequently
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence