to jar; to creak; to grate
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
something; some kind of; for some reason
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
serious; severe; grave; acute
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to be given up; to be discontinued
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
nothing but; none other than
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
and (also); both ... and; as well as
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
one's principles and position
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
pride; boast; credit (to)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return