The synonyms are hard,firm, set, frozen etc,<span />
Who is jimmy ? We need information about the story and everything else so we can answer your question !!
Unfortunately my answer was previously deleted by a moderator on accident, so I'll repost it here for anyone that may need it in the future.
C. suffering from anorexia or bulimia can be harmful
The reason this is the answer is because the statement is not supported with any rhyme or reason as to HOW these diseases can be harmful, or even affect you at all.
I think what it means that the character does not want to kill her yet he has to. Because he/she has no choice but to do so.
Verbal and nonverbal cues can give us as human beings many different subtle cues as to what's going on in social situations. For example, certain nonverbal cues such as yawning, stretching, dreary eyes, and a hunched over body position can cue a person in rather quickly that this person is probably overtired. Furrowed eyebrows or extended staring at a specific object, or situation can help us infer that someone is perplexed. A hurried gesture, with sweeping movements of the hand towards the body implies that they want you to come towards them quickly.
Verbal cues are more obvious as thy state points more clearly, but both are efctive tools in language that we often overlook.
