uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
lacking enough gravity for (a position, task); being an insignificant figure for (a position)
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); scrutiny (of budget requests, etc.); revision (of a budget)
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
perpetual night; continuing all night
lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
to spit out; to eject; to dump