feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
called; known as; that; to say
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
briskly with small steps; trotting
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing); country bumpkin; yokel
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; with a pop (e.g. a cork being pulled out); with a plop; (fall) straight
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be entwined; to be involved
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
naked eye; the physical eye
point of departure; initial point; starting point
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging paper lantern