to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to think too much; to be over-concerned
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
hiding one's embarrassment
talk; recital; narration; topic
to stiffen; to become stiff
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
changing one's (public) persona; changing one's (public) image
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
massing (of troops); gathering
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
appearance; expression; manifestation
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to balance; to counterpoise; to remain unchanged; to share (e.g. the expense); to bear (part of)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
pale; pallid; bluish-white
deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted