deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to find out; to discover; to locate
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex