lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
like this; in this way; as you see
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to squeeze out; to wring out
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
performance of one's official duties
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
substitution; alternative; substitute
piling shame on top of shame
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
returned goods; returning purchased goods
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to say; to tell; to state; to do
strong-willed; strong of heart
how long; how far; how much
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)