forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
on the occasion of; at the time of
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to shout (in anger); to yell
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
reduction by half; halving
in search of; in order to look for
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
self-consciousness; self-awareness