learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
horizontal stripes; lateral stripes
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
one's house; one's home; one's family
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
thick makeup; heavy makeup
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to smile (at); to grin (at)
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to feel a chill run down one's spine
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
long ago; previous; of a former age
one house; the same house
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
opening and shutting; opening and closing