sensitivity; susceptibility
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
nervousness; oversensitivity
nervous disorder; neurosis
uncertainty; inaccuracy; incorrectness
reading comprehension; ability to read and understand
vulnerability; weakness; fragility
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
desperation; struggle to the death
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
to watch steadily; to stare
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
ease of use; pleasantness of use; comfort level
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
one more time; once more; once again
to be surprised; to be astonished
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody