to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
spine (of book); binding (of book)
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
twice; again; second time
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to get between; to be caught in
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to have a talk; to tell a story
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
alone; by oneself; on one's own
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to be utterly disheartened
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
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