himself; yourself; herself
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
useless; worthless; absurd; baloney
ideal weather (for some action, event, etc.); perfect day
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
to finish reading; to read through
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
forgetting; lapse of memory
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
on duty; at work; while working
order; command; directions; instructions
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
romantic school; romanticism
to be absorbed in reading
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)