to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
then; and (then); in that case; if so
unfortunately; regrettably
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
legal competency; criminal responsibility; ability to fulfil one's responsibilities; full accountability
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
mental; spiritual; emotional
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
sympathy; compassion; pity
lonely; lonesome; dreary; desolate; deserted; forlorn
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
close to the wall; alongside the wall
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)