to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
grasp; catch; understanding
degenerate; pervert; deviant
university student; college student
funeral; burial rites; attendance at a funeral
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
being on duty; person on duty
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
clicking; clopping; clacking