genuine article; real thing; real deal
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
ten; 10; ten years of age
to recover consciousness; to come to
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to have a chill run down one's spine
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
bygones; the past; past event
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
correction; revision; amendment
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)