methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
tingling; stinging; pungently
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to be in focus; to come into focus
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; (arch.) (moving) slowly
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
like a part of the family
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
handrail; railing; banister
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to take away; to carry off
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
will not do; do not; does not
comfort; consolation; diversion
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
staying overnight without meals
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
no way to do; nothing can be done
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
capacity; volume; capacitance
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection