poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
deferment (e.g. of savings); leaving (something) as it stands; unredeemed; unredeemable; irredeemable
(someone else's) parents; both parents
cheerful expression; pleased look; joyful look
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to stare back (at); to glare back
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 speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
(opening of a) wound; cut
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.); pricking (e.g. with a needle)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to come to bloodshed; to see bloodshed
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted