overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
offense; offence; method of attack
to watch for an unguarded moment
one's long-cherished desire
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
desperately; for one's dear life
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
preservation; retainment; keeping
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to give directions; to issue instructions
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
material; substance; matter
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
hoarse voice; husky voice