pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
to speak; to say; to vocalize
for the first time in one's life
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
though; notwithstanding; although
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to shake; to sway; to waver
beyond that point; after that
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to burst open; to pop; to split
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to half-rise to one's feet
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)