how; in what way; in what manner
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
free translation; liberal translation
directly; in person; firsthand
to some extent; to a certain extent
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
clearly; distinctly; vividly
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
arguing someone down; scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
direct connection; direct link
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
general mobilization; general mobilisation
to say no more; to sink into silence
still (continuing); as ever; further
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
is something that; is that which