to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
violent emotion; passion; fury
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
self-justification; excuse
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
supply; supplying; replenishment
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
just past noon; afternoon
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
inundating a castle; flooding a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply
between times; when there's a spare moment
either way; in any case; one way or another
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment