being about to cry; the verge of tears
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to mix; to stir; to blend
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
to tinker with; to fumble with; to fiddle with; to twiddle
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
several times; once or twice
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
clearing one's throat; cough
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to rock; to shake; to swing
threshold; breaking point
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to rebuke; to scold harshly
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
steel; sword steel; sword
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
garage; carport; depot (for trains, buses, etc.); shed; carbarn
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance