grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to pause; to have a short intermission
research; study; investigation
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to say no more; to sink into silence
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
the front; honest; upright; decent
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
many-sided; multifarious; versatility
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
minority group (party); minority
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
settlement; solution; resolution