shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
entreaty; supplication; petition
counter for drops of liquid
quite absurd thing; something ridiculous that makes one laugh; extremely irritating thing
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff
being all smiles with joy
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
good wife and wise mother
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
uncomplimentary remarks; slander
abusive language; foul language
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
weather vane; fence-sitter; opportunist
enmity; antagonism; hostility
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation