to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to push aside; to brush aside
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to replace; to move; to change the position of
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
deadly serious; deadly earnest
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
pressure; oppression; suppression