to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
outsider; someone outside of a group
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
after a long time; for the first time in a while
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
study; learning; tutorial
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
river; stream; River; the ... river
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
stroke; caress; soft (object); dreamlike (object); tender (object)
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
sense of loss; feeling of loss
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient