I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
behind; in the rear; in back
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to place firmly; to hit very hard
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
changing clothes; change of clothes
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to bawl; to cry; to scream
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
bedside; near one's pillow
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to grow up; to become an adult
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
literally; to the letter; literal
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward