to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to be dead; to be lifeless
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
production (e.g. play); direction
all-night vigil over a body; wake
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
eardrum; tympanic membrane
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
one cause; one reason; one factor
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
your husband; her husband
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
body of a snake; serpentine
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)