to detain; to check; to restrain
tension; mental strain; nervousness
instant; moment; for an instant
thought; consideration; thinking
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
accurate; correct; precise; exact
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
alone; by oneself; on one's own
settlement; solution; resolution
such; this sort of; like this
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
bet; wager; stake; gamble
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
go that far; to that extent
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
than; from; out of; except; but; more
time; hour; period; class
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
should; must; -able; probably; likely
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
self-consciousness; self-awareness
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh