to make a speech; to address
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to increase; to add to; to augment
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
that is to say; so that means
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to overflow from something full
next; secondly; subsequently
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
with all one's strength; with all one's might
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
symptoms; condition (of a patient)