rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
to put a thing on top of another; to cover; to lay something on
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
to appear all together; to be all present
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
war; battle; match; game; competition
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
unfortunate; unhappy; ill-fated; hapless
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
dirty; underhand; immoral; illegal
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
daily life; daily routine; while awake or asleep; at all times; day in, day out; constantly
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
happy-go-lucky fellow; easygoing and indifferent person; pococurante