quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
with a thud (of something heavy)
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
food to fill one's stomach; something to satisfy one's hunger
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
reason; cause; history; origin
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
happy tears; tears of joy
few decades; many decades; several decades
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
contradiction; inconsistency
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
hook-and-loop fastener; Velcro
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell