to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
first report (esp. of an incident, disaster, or news story); initial report
pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; delivering a letter
immediately; at once; instantly
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
external pressure; foreign threat
attraction; lure; invitation
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to break into (houses here and there); to rampage
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
special; particular; peculiar; unique
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to be careful; to take the utmost care
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action