to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
dear (old); good old; longed-for; classic; nostalgic
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to underrate; to make light of
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
crown; diadem; bottle cap
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
servant; manservant; menial
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
horror film; horror movie
joining the dark side; joining the forces of evil
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to relax; to take it easy
decorum; propriety; politeness
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to raise one's voice; to shout