to shake; to waver; to tremble
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
moving about; stirring about
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
quacking; cackling; loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.); noisily; with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker); with a crackling sound
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
useless messenger; doing only as one is told; fool's errand
it's not like; it isn't as if
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
this and that; such and such
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
in that manner; like that