soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
repentance; confession; penitence
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to stare back (at); to glare back
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
stinging (barbed) words; harsh language
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
genuine; authentic; true; real
hey there; I say; see here
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)