walking heavily; lumbering
solitude; loneliness; isolation
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
scoundrel; rascal; villain
personality; character; individuality; personhood
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
invisibly; secretly; privately
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
clean sweep; killing several with one sword sweep
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
attitude survey; opinion poll
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
invitation; introduction; temptation
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to read the situation; to sense the mood
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
because of; owing to; due to
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart