seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
sympathy; compassion; pity
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
price; cost; value; worth; value
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
villain; baddie; the villain's part
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to complain; to make a complaint
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with