at the last moment; this late in the game
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
both hands; both arms; ten
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
meaning; significance; sense
in one's own way or style
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to be worried; to be troubled
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
woman; female; feminine gender
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
to chase; to run after; to pursue
such; like that; that sort of; very
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to beat time; to mark time
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
conflict; complication; troubles; discord