in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
near; close by; within reach; familiar
magnifying glass; magnifier; loupe
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to join forces with; to cooperate with
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
memory; sense; experience
number of characters; number of letters
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
separation of ages; being of a different age
generation; the world; the age
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
inner (self, voice, man, etc.); internal (conflict, tension, competition, etc.); interior
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake