to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to take someone's life; to kill someone
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to exaggerate; to overstate
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to be transparent; to show through
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
even if not; even without
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against