easy; simple; there's no way that ...
in this manner; in this way; like this
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
face contorted and about to cry
to use up all one's strength; to die
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
gazing at (in wonderment)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
if so; in that case; in that situation
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
one end; an end; part; fragment
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
hand used like a sword in striking
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
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)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
splinters of glass; glass shards
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred