to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to strangle; to constrict
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
to torment; to torture; to harass
entreaty; supplication; petition
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
ardent; passionate; vehement
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)