certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to stiffen; to become stiff
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
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
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
stirring; rousing oneself
to squash; to crush; to flatten
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
stammer; stutter; stammerer; stutterer
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee