pushy; pushing; self-assertive
expression; presentation; representation; notation
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to make an appeal; to urge
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to say no more; to sink into silence
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to succeed; to bear fruit
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
(social) position; status
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
personal; individual; private
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
email friend; email penpal
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
finally; in the end; on top of all that
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit
hiding one's embarrassment
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
height (of body); stature
long-awaited; much-awaited
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly