to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
quick work; (clever) feat
dull sound; muffled sound
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
another; different; something else
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
so what!; who gives a damn?
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
nothing but; none other than
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
infant; baby; little child
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways