to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to search for; to seek for; to look for
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
even though; despite; when
that is to say; so that means
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
reason; cause; circumstances
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
elevation; height above sea level
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
beginning; outset; first; onset
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage