abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
rather; better; instead; if anything
in proportion to; just as much as
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to scatter away; to vanish
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
tinnitus; ringing in the ears