vague; ambiguous; noncommittal; off-point
to apologize; to apologise
loveable; very likeable; like very much
road over a mountain pass
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
already; now; no longer; not any more
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; swinging
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
cushion; pillow; mattress
woman; lady; adult female
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
annotation; explanatory note; comment
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
below eye level; about eight-tenths full
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
as usual; as is one's habit
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
certainly; surely; definitely
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
(your) daughter; young woman
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
single word; a few words; brief comment
to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)