immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
had better ...; had better not ...
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
consequence; outcome; result; blame
because of; owing to; due to
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
in that way; like that; that way
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to smile (at); to grin (at)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to be surprised; to be astonished
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
modesty; humility; being humble
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
in the same way as; just like
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
beyond one's means or position
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
relatively; comparatively
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)