firmly

1 His hand is warm, firmly clasped around mine.

2 On her head, firmly jammed down around her ears, shone the incredible curly wig of an opera star.

3 The Assistant tied up the parcels, while Maia ran round him, pushing at the paper, giving a tug to the string to make sure that it was firmly knotted.

4 Then suddenly but deliberately, as if he had all the time in the world, he put down the casket and wrapped his thin arms firmly around the Magpie from behind.

5 He was determined to push back firmly at Lawrence, but at that moment, he was placed at a disadvantage by a miserable case of the flu.

6 I could tell the way it sat firmly on the ground that it was heavy, probably filled with water.

7 Dr. Zinchenko paced in front of the players, her hands clasped firmly behind her back.

8 But then she picked up the material and said more firmly, “It’s the most beautiful cloth in the world.”

9 Mr. Benedict firmly insisted, however, that modesty had nothing to do with his opinion that the children had been the real heroes in this adventure.

10 “Now these are my basic rules,” she said to me, and taped them firmly to the upper corner of my desktop.

11 “That’s quite enough of that!” the fat shopkeeper shouted, pushing his way through the crowd and taking Charlie firmly by the arm.

12 He had managed some of our earlier preliminary hearings in a suit, but today he was in his robe, gavel firmly in hand.

13 “Thank you, but I can’t accept your money,” I said firmly, despising myself for my pride.

14 With his thumb and index finger, Dr. Spires grasped a fold of Fig’s skin high on the back of the neck and pinched firmly, tenting the skin.

15 “Oh that, that is what we call him at home only. But his good name should be—is”—he nods his head firmly— “Nikhil.”

16 The soldier is trying to get Starry's contact information, and my sister is sweetly but firmly refusing him.

17 I was thus firmly urged not to waste more time with my harebrained scheme.

18 My forehead crumples, and I hold his hands back firmly because I need him to listen.

19 They charged out of the woods into the yard and there she was, hands firmly on hips.

20 Now a quarantine barrier in Mississippi seeks to prevent the re-entrance of the screw-worm from the Southwest, where it is firmly entrenched.

1 牢固地

fast tight securely up down strongly solidly

2 坚固地

strongly substantially tightly solidly sturdily durably stoutly indissolubly stanchly soundly steadily hard

3 结实地

solidly

4 确定

sure clear certain firm solid fixed concrete definite decided determinate confirmation determination certainty firmness certitude set tell decide determine identify establish fix define confirm assign settle assure pinpoint ascertain clinch it make sure make sure that for sure

5 坚定地

firm steadily decidedly faithfully squarely staunchly foursquare determinedly sturdily unwaveringly immovably stanchly positively like grim death solidly purposefully steadfastly robustly grimly uncompromisingly four-square unfalteringly indomitably unflaggingly heartily in earnest square steady persevering strongly

6 肯定

sure certain positive flat bound definite affirmative surefire easily definitely certainly surely positively doubtless assuredly confirmation certainty confirm predicate as clear as day clear as day you can bet your life as sure as eggs is eggs sure as eggs is eggs as sure as hell no doubt for sure to be sure be sure to sure as hell be sure of

7 坚决地

strongly vigorously hotly ruthlessly steadfastly resolutely adamantly heroically stoutly implacably robustly staunchly four-square

8 断然

round positive square utter decisive pronounced stout decided resolved up-and-down peremptory adamantine flat strictly affirmative squarely flatly determinate roundly strong determined conclusive hell-bent flat-footed all-in absolutely set face like a flint

9 稳定

hard firm stable steady settled staid unfaltering equable stably equably tranquillization freeze stabilization ballast tranquilization sure-footedness settle stabilize stay peg even constant static evenly

10 稳固

fast firm secure stable rock-steady steady sound solid four-square firmness solidity

11 坚定

firm stable decisive adamant steadfast unwavering uncompromising staunch decided unflinching unmoved unshakable impregnable unfaltering unshaken unbendable unshrinking steady-going steadily decidedly faithfully squarely staunchly foursquare determinedly sturdily unwaveringly immovably stanchly firmness sturdiness steadiness flat-footed sternness steady level strong constant fixed sturdy committed purposeful valiant stalwart resolute resolved unswerving four-square positively resolution iron resolve like grim death go deep robust convinced rugged grim gritty confirmed emphatic abiding steely indomitable unbending solidly purposefully steadfastly robustly grimly uncompromisingly unfalteringly indomitably unflaggingly stability steadfastness fierceness purposefulness resoluteness steel determined spirited hard-line deep-seated unyielding deep-rooted heartily determination conviction in earnest stand-fast sure massive consistent rigid stern stout unrelenting inflexible immovable persevering unblenched square consistency stabilization perseverance corroboration consistence harden fortify corroborate true Stark made-up unhesitating strongly grit adamancy

12 坚固

hard sound firm iron tight substantial robust sturdy stout staunch well-built foursquare impregnable indissoluble ironbound standfast hard-set strongly substantially tightly solidly sturdily durably stoutly indissolubly stanchly hardness tightness horniness substantiality stoutness set seal tighten brace harden solidify strong fast solid unyielding substance tough rugged solidity well built secure diamantine soundly toughen firm up sure substantive settled steadily consistency firmness soundness corroboration fastness consistence rigidify ruggedize settle consolidate underpin indurate stereo- consistent stable stony deep-set pukka vertebration steel fortitude

13 坚强

firm tough iron robust sturdy forceful doughty fortify toughen up

14 严格地

technically strictly tightly narrowly rigorously rigidly stringently

15 肯定地

surely positively assuredly to be sure

16 断然地

flat squarely flatly

17 强有力地

strongly vigorously powerfully mightily lustily

18 坚决

strong firm tough rugged determined heroic vigorous adamant steadfast stalwart resolute resolved implacable strongly vigorously hotly ruthlessly steadfastly resolutely adamantly heroically stoutly implacably ruthlessness steadfastness serious sturdy purposeful emphatic dogged pertinacious robustly staunchly four-square resolution

19 牢固

strong fast firm secure solid well-set tight securely firmness stable sturdy stout up down strongly solidly

20 密实地

solidly

21 稳固地

fast four-square

22 强有力

strong powerful driving mighty potent muscular ringing forcible thunderous full-blooded strongly vigorously powerfully mightily lustily

23 严格

technically strictly tightly narrowly rigorously rigidly stringently tightness closeness harshness strictness stringency rigour

24 稳定地

stably equably evenly