to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
professor; teaching; instruction
such ... as; or some such
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
interruption; suspension; break
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
control; check; restraint; inhibition
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to become empty; to be emptied
tea incrustation; tea stains (on teeth, cups, etc.)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it