source of worry; source of distress
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to require the care of others; to need to be looked after; to be troublesome; to be a nuisance; to be a handful
the same kind; accomplice; partner
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to be discouraged (from doing something); to have one's enthusiasm dampened
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
wrestler (esp. a professional wrestler)
attractive to men; in a style (appearance, look, etc.) that men fall for; amorous woman
to form a pair; to pair up
legendary; fabled; fabulous
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
extremely; very; really; super; so
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
tingling; stinging; pungently
rendezvous (with a romantic partner); date; rendezvous (of two spacecraft)
picking up; gathering; type-picking; walking
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
confused; flustered; at a loss
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make