shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
bluff; false show of power; bold front
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
perfect; just right; ideal
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
that's a different matter; that's a different story
just because; even if; even though
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
right (to do something); authority; power
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters); cockerel; rooster (childish term)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
same score; deadlock; tie; draw
to be perturbed; to be agitated
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist