anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
all; entire; whole; altogether
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; being stranded; grounding; level dyeing
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
what kind of; what sort of; what
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
flood of emotions; many thoughts
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
(not) even once; (not) ever
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares