bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to speak ill of; to disparage
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
mental derangement; insanity; psychosis
personal; individual; private
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
analepticum; restorative medicine
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
one by one; one after another; successively
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
right in the middle (of); midst; height
incident; affair; happening; event
chair; stool; post; office; position
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)