pressure; oppression; suppression
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to be damaged; to receive damage
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to escape from; to get out
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
each time it happens; at all such times
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
very; extremely; excessively
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
close; intimate; on good terms
training; drill; practice; discipline
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
battlecry; cheer; cry where one breathes in a large volume of air and then releases it suddenly in a loud cry; rushing at the enemy
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention