shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
son of a bitch; piece of shit
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
here and there; in places
to jump from one thing to another
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter