reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
curse; spell; malediction
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
although I say; although one might say; although called
you could say that; that might be so
control; management (e.g. of a business)
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)