in comparison to; rather than
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
family; relatives; dependents; household
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
declaration; proclamation; announcement
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
this world; this life; world of the living
to be bony; to be angular
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to blow through; to blow across
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
soft sound; dampening (of sound)