show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
blur; blurred; indistinct
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to live fast (and recklessly)
hit-and-run accident causing property damage
entreaty; supplication; petition
painfully itchy; painful and itchy
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
transcription (of a text, DNA, RNA, etc.); copying; transfer (printing); transcription; transliteration
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
number of times; frequency; count
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
weave; weaving; woven item
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
instrumental; instructions; instructing; installation (esp. software)
every person; each one; everybody
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
playing (music) by ear; transcribing (music) by ear
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk