dark / darkness

(of the way in which one behaves) insistently / (of the way in which one behaves) pertinaciously / (of the way in which one behaves) tenaciously / (of the way in which one behaves) in a pushy manner / (of the way in which one behaves) in a nagging manner / (of the way in which one behaves) in a sticky manner

pointed (weapon) / sharp (weapon)

choose / pick out / select

pick out / select / choose

sort out / assort / classify / pick and choose / sort

out of deference to / scruple / <<not>> without reserve / shrink from / be afraid of / hesitate / without scruple

out of deference to / shrink from / be afraid of / hesitate / <<not>>without reserve / without scruple / scruple

trouble / in confusion / confusion

trouble / in confusion / when *someone is so busy / confusion