roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
sense of loss; feeling of loss
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
inattention; absent-mindedness
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
to shove in; to push in; to force in
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash