rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
destination (one is heading towards); goal
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
starfish; sea star; asteroid (any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea); northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
not caring; not giving a damn
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
thought; consideration; thinking
being startled; getting a shock
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
still (continuing); as ever; further
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute