things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
stopping functioning; being out of service
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
timewise; temporal; chronal
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
clearing one's throat; cough
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
schematic; schema; illustration; explanatory diagram
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word