period of time; time slot; time zone
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
person with a criminal record; violent criminal
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
persistence; single-mindedness
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
to explain adequately; to be accountable
total denial; complete denial; denying totally (flatly, outright)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to settle (in a place); to settle down
monstrously ugly; hideous; ugly and bizarre
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
match (to light fire with)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
plaintive; piteous; doleful
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
contrast; antithesis; comparison
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
youthful vigor; youthful vigour
able-bodied; robust; sturdy; strong
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability