an account of inserting background information within a story line or narrative
serving to expound or set forth
a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
to face unpleasant and painful things and still continue
the power to withstand hardship or stress
lasting a long time
criticizing or insulting in a hurtful and angry manner
make less fast or intense
quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes
someone who, as a job, helps opposing sides come to an agreement
the act of physically escaping from something (an opponent or a pursuer or an unpleasant situation) by some adroit maneuver
deliberately vague or ambiguous
pulled or drawn tight
repetition of same sense in different words
saying the same thing twice in different wordings, generally considered a fault in style
a sudden desire
prone to unexpected and sudden changes of behavior, mood, or mind
tending to find and call attention to faults