(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
being about to cry; the verge of tears
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
no!; no no!; no, not at all
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
wherein; therein; thereinto
instead; but (on the other hand)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
how long; how far; how much
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse