priority; order of precedence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
no!; no no!; no, not at all
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
true meaning; underlying principle
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
every person; every mouth; every entrance
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off