to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
how much; how many; to what extent
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
platform; home; home base; home plate
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
passage; path; route; one's way
cave; cavern; den; grotto
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake
low (level, value, price, etc.)
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
battery; battery (pitcher and catcher)
contact; touch; contact lens
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to begin to walk; to set out
talk; recital; narration; topic