to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
discovery; detection; finding
middle of the night; dead of night
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
appearance; expression; manifestation
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
frequency (of occurrence)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
one's person; around one's person
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
drama; play; powerful drug
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to carry something into a place
to grow up; to become an adult
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)