to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
very much; very many; more and more
to do together; to share; to participate in
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
you could say; you might say; verging on the
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
innocence; being not guilty
imprisonment; incarceration
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
one's physical safety; personal security
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
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
otherwise; if not; or else
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
a person without a single relative
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
mixed race; mixed parentage
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
long ago; a long time ago; already
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to bury; to embed; to implant
end of life; death; breathing one's last
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged