insecticide; insect repellent
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
insect bite; bug bite; sting
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
good feeling; feeling good
how many years; how long; what year
favorite; favourite; habitually used
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
clearing one's throat; cough
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
book; volume; this; present; main; head
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
particularly; only; in the case of
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
single word; a few words; brief comment
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
reproachful; hateful; bitter
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise