to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
to accompany; to follow; to assemble (necessary items); to prepare
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to say no more; to sink into silence
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
pattern paper (for dressmaking)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
about; concerning; related to; -ish
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
over-fond parent; doting parent
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
taking appropriate action; tact
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
jingle; ding; ringing of small bells
accidental ingestion; swallowing something by mistake
to be able to hold one's head up (of a baby)
sound source; sound generator; tone generator