aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
stimulant effect (e.g. caffeine)
circulation (of the blood)
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
dust jacket; book jacket; dust wrapper; dust cover
to push and push; to keep pushing to the end
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
performer; entertainer; celebrity
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to make a speech; to address
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh