crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
guardian; protector; patron; parent
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
having not the slightest idea
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
serious; severe; grave; acute
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep