to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
looking or acting as if one owned the place
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to name; to call; to christen; to term
talk; conversation; informal expression of opinion; off-the-cuff remarks; discourse
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
intelligence gathering; information gathering
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
few decades; many decades; several decades
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
kobold (evil spirit in German folklore); goblin
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance