(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
environment; surroundings; circumstances
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
appearance; expression; manifestation
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately