mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
Merrill; Meril; Merill; Merril; Meryl
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
dull sound; muffled sound
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to fly around; to scatter
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
with a start; with a jump
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
failure; mistake; blunder
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
active; dynamic; energetic
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
(not so) much; (not) very
to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to press oil
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
such; like that; that sort of; very
tool; implement; means; furniture
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause