to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to ask a question; to ask questions
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
being concerned about or mindful of
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
pressure; oppression; suppression
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
retrenchment; curtailment; economy
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade