proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
cell; serge; cel (celluloid); starter motor
second (unit of time); arc second
88 years old; (arch.) rice
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
top of the head; vertex; parietal
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
urine bottle; (urinary) bedpan; chamber pot (esp. medical); urinal
sound; tone; note; ring; chirp
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
cowardly; spineless; weak-willed; fainthearted
overswelling (of a blood vessel); engorgement; bulging; squaring one's shoulders; flexing one's muscles
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
to step back; to walk backwards
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
youngest brother; last disciple
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to hold (a ceremony); to perform