magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
convenient; expedient; makeshift
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to need; to call for; to require
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
genuine; authentic; true; real
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
indeed; really; truly; very much
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to leave to one's imagination
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
to smash; to break into pieces
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish