to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
settlement; solution; resolution
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to say; to be called; to do
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
not caring; not giving a damn
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull