such; this sort of; like this
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
taking care of oneself (esp. used as an epistolary imperative); self-love
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
guardian; protector; patron; parent
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
becoming numb; becoming desensitized
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that's true; of course; obviously
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
step; stride; counter for steps
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
(someone else's) child; child; kid
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well