to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
relatively; comparatively
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
empirical; from experience
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be kind to; to treat kindly
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to flare up; to fly into a rage
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
to apologize; to apologise
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
irritation; annoyance; frustration
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
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)