to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
entreaty; supplication; petition
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
single word; a few words; brief comment
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
elastomer; gummy; rubbery; elastomeric
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to save; to leave over; to spare
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
drill; gimlet; awl; auger