exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to mind; to care; to worry
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
caller; visitor; company; guest
to invite in; to show someone in
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
that kind; competition; match
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
sitting cross-legged; sitting in the lotus position
anonymity; using an assumed name
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
complete stranger; total stranger
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
(tactile) feel; sense of touch
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback