busy; hurried; confused; flurried
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
worst; worst-case (scenario)
recovery; undoing; recall
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to shake off; to throw off
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
calm; composed; cool; quiet
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
explanation; interpretation
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
contract; compact; agreement
cold; chilly; unconcerned; indifferent
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates