leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
telephone call; telephone (device)
phone scam involving a pretended relative
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
to keep (a person) waiting
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to burst open; to pop; to split
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
under the blazing sun; in sweltering heat
mangy cur; low animal; beast
(in) the air; midair; sky