hoarse voice; husky voice
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to decide; to determine; to judge
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to glare at each other; to confront each other
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
stillness; repose; standing still
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down