to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
rubbing one's hands together
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
although I say; although one might say; although called
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
stepping back; drawing back
looking pale; looking unwell
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
to fabricate a web of lies
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
villain; baddie; the villain's part
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to say no more; to sink into silence
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
moving about; stirring about
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
hairline; borders of the hair
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
all present; all concerned; all of us
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
to be touching; to be moving