to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
euphoria; eudemonia; euphoric
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
seahorse; sea horse; hippocampus; walrus
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
hot-tempered; quick to take offense; quick to take offence; irascible; touchy
pleasure; delight; enjoyment; rapid (train)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
had better ...; had better not ...
shady; underhanded; questionable
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
preventive measure; precautionary measure
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
individual differences; personal equation