haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
almost; roughly; approximately
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing