foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
(bulge of one's) biceps; zeal; effort; enthusiasm
repentance; confession; penitence
to grudge; to begrudge; to be stingy; to be unwilling to pay
low grade; inferiority; coarseness; vulgarity
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
sickroom; hospital room; ward
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
in the following manner; as follows
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (as in a cartoon)
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to step forward; to take a step forward
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage