smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
even if; even though; however; no matter how
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
shear (wind, fluids); chicken gizzard
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
strong impression conveyed by one's eyes; eyes that convey a strong sense of purpose
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
other side; opposite side; other party
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to finger; to tamper (with)
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
reopening; resumption; restarting
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy