question; inquiry; enquiry
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to cause to swell; to inflame
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to have a talk; to tell a story
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
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)
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
conviction; belief; confidence
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
not worth considering; out of the question
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
Leo (constellation); the Lion
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed