to speak; to say; to vocalize
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
river; stream; River; the ... river
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to have a talk; to tell a story
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
heart; guts; nerve; central part
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
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
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to tighten; to press hard
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to prowl after; to keep watch on
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
nod; inclination of the head