to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
reinforcement; strengthening
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
called; known as; that; to say
forgetting; lapse of memory
chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
special order; custom order
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers
to cost little; to come cheap
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
workshop; studio; atelier
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
personification; impersonation; embodiment
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
promising without due consideration
to approach; to draw near
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing