absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
although I say; although one might say; although called
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to erase all trace of something
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
to press a question; to cross-examine
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
water's edge; beach; foreshore
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
close; intimate; on good terms
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of