to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to make a speech; to address
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
root; source; origin; cause
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
all over; all over the place; everywhere
in succession; one after another
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate