sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to be forward; to be impertinent
built-in audience; regular customers
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
going through; going via; going by way of
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to move (house); to change residence
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to yell; to rant; to rave
to be opposite; to face each other
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
trauma (usu. psychological)
negative emotions; negative feelings
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
work-in-progress; working state
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
does not match (one's, its) appearance
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to need; to call for; to require
shapeshifting (of an animal or spirit); goblin; incarnation; transformation
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore