to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
one after another; in rapid succession
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
children's story; fairy tale
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to pass (of time); to elapse
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
inside one's heart; in one's mind
(your) judgment; discernment
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
to hurt; to smart; to sting
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
father; dad; husband; you; he
to live; to reside; to inhabit
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
either way; in any case; one way or another