annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
at first; in the beginning; originally
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
opposite side; opposition
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
patrol car; police car; squad car; cruiser
police officer; policeman; policewoman
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to squeeze out; to wring out
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary