ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
value analysis; volt-ampere; visual aid
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
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)
to soak through; to be deeply impressed
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)