eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
by myself; in person; by oneself
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to sob; to be choked with tears
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
to begin talking; to open up
single word; a few words; brief comment
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to fix one's hair (hairdo) (esp. if disheveled); to straighten one's hair; to make an adjustment to one's hair; to do (up) one's hair
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of