to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
interruption; suspension; break
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
how long; how far; how much
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
outline; summary; argument
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
hey; listen; look here; I say
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
slightly heavy; a little heavy