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make better: improve
amends
With earnest and eager attention
intently
Unable to think clearly; confused
addled
Cause to become more marked or intense
amplify
Gently and persistently persuade someone to do something
coax
Speak, sing or sound with a lilt
lilting
Give special importance or prominence to in speaking or writing
emphasized
Consciously and intentionally; on purpose
deliberately
Impressively beautiful, elaborate or extravagant: striking
magnificent
Not completely confident or sure of something
uncertain
Hold the attention of someone to the exclusion of all else or so as to transfix them
mesmerized
Deep sorrow, especially that is caused by someone's death
grief