to pursue an illusion; to pursue a fantasy; to pursue phantoms
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
unbearable to look at; too miserable (or awful) to watch; cannot bear to see
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
orator; eloquent speaker; accomplished orator
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
infuriating; maddening; exasperating; angry; furious; irritated
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
interruption; suspension; break
recompense; indemnity; atonement
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to watch steadily; to stare
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually