to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
to appease; to suppress; to calm
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
book; volume; this; present; main; head
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to spring at; to leap upon
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
ex-husband; former husband
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
confusion; distraction; derangement
dealing with; coping with
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
action of making something; -ification
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
self-control; self-restraint
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down