cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to breathe while sleeping
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to be helpful; to be useful
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
drifting; drift; being adrift
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
society; public; community; social studies
to accept; to receive; to agree
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to throw at; to turn; to raise
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
after that; afterwards; thereafter
what would (you) do?; what to do about it