shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
passion; temper; irritability
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
owning nothing except the clothes on one's back
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
remembrance; recollection; recognition
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
fee; charge; rate; material
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to be relieved; to feel relieved
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick