just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
never mind!; don't worry about it
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
tips of one's hair; hair ends
succession; continuation; series; sequence
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
common knowledge; well-known fact
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
convention; tired tradition; old custom
because of; owing to; due to
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet