to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
in search of; in order to look for
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
no-good man; (male) loser
thorough; exhaustive; complete
cold reception; inhospitality
Casei; Cathy; Kathy; Cassie
distant look; faraway look
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to intervene; to stop (something)
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
stillness; repose; standing still
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
while; during (the time when)
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic