heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
speech; expression; wording; language
to be impolite; to be discourteous
odds and ends; all; every
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
older sister; elder sister
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
a second time; again; once more; twice
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable stand (idly) by; to be unable to look on with indifference; to be unable to remain a mere spectator
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
(dead) body; corpse; remains
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
sign; indication; omen; symptom
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean