(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
part; portion; glimpse; bit
to finish reading; to read through
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to be deeply impressed (by); to be moved (by); to admire greatly
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
collection of short stories; collected short stories
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
depiction; description; portrayal
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)