to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
jingle; ding; ringing of small bells
somehow; for some reason or other
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
cranial nerves; cerebral nerves
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
whole nation; entire nation; all the people
special; particular; peculiar; unique
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman