awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
forcibly; by force; against one's will
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
authenticity; credibility
to begin talking; to open up
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
regarding highly; attaching importance to
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
rough-and-ready (medical) treatment; drastic remedy; drastic treatment; drastic measures; drastic steps
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
another thing; exception; special case
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition