confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
manner of using one's hands
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
suffix appended to someone else's family members
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
very recently; in the very recent past
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
almost every day; almost daily
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
on bad terms; at loggerheads
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
treatment strategy; method of treatment; therapeutic approach
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
contradiction; inconsistency
complementation; supplementation; completion
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to stop (plug) one's ears
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement