cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to summon courage; to be brave
tolerance; broad-mindedness
else; in addition; besides
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
home; household; family; hearth
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
(occurring) in a chain reaction; chain-like; sequential
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
(opening of a) wound; cut
to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.); to pry (into people's private affairs)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
gushing out (suddenly); pouring out all at once; bursting out
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
recuperation; medical treatment
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
running water; flowing water; stream
(pouring out) in large amounts; (flowing out) gushingly
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
to squeeze out; to wring out
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to squeeze out; to wring out
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps