serious; grave; dignified; solemn
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
particular; hard to please; fussy
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
going to and fro; back and forth
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to make a speech; to address
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
craving; longing; thirsting
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak