middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
having a crush on someone; flushing
to laugh away; to laugh off
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
molasses; black treacle; (sugar) syrup
to distinguish in writing; to use different writing styles; to draw (identifiably)
one way or the other; either way
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
thermal runaway; overheating
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
politeness; good manners; courtesy; etiquette
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
metal ring; metal hoop; metal band; trivet
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
food to fill one's stomach; something to satisfy one's hunger
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
last days; the end; one's fate
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to subsist; to keep on living
in turns; alternately; in order
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
phantom; vision; illusion
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
the difference between truth and fiction in art being very subtle; Art abides in a realm that is neither truth nor fiction