resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
entreaty; supplication; petition
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
declaration; proclamation; announcement
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to look forward to something
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
besides; moreover; in addition
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
(not so) much; (not) very
to put on airs; to assume importance
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
feelings; thoughts; meaning
arrest; apprehension; capture
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
should; must; -able; probably; likely
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of