to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
retort; back talk; backchat
penalty; sentence; punishment
face contorted and about to cry
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
the opposite direction; the other way
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to join forces with; to cooperate with
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
home visitation (esp. a teacher visiting a student's home); home visit; house call
an honest man; a good citizen
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to feel oneself indebted to
to be able to wear; to fit into
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
producer's price; PP; polypropylene; PP
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
unearthly; otherworldly; out of this world; ethereal
normalcy; normality; normal
cosmos; common cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to challenge (a person) to a fight
matter of time; question of time
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
inheritance; succession to property
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
building addition or extension; an annex
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime