receiving an electric shock
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to project; to stick out; to stand out
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
serious; severe; grave; acute
evening; night; nighttime
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to get along; to hit it off; to be on the same page; to work well together; to synchronize
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to do together; to share; to participate in
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
skilled manager; resourceful general
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
ordinary citizen; the general public
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
straight-laced person; stubborn person