to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
inside one's heart; in one's mind
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)