to force open; to push open
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to be jealous; to be envious
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
humbly presenting; respectfully presenting
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
apparent; obvious; very clear
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
smoothly; easily; readily
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
sickroom; hospital room; ward
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to be absorbed in reading
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
sunlight; rays of the Sun
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse