to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
how long; how much; to what extent
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
everybody; every last one of them; all
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
standing firm; holding out
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible