setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
possessed of a strong sense of duty
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
correction; rectification; mending; repair
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to have a rumor circulating
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
opposite side; other side; other party
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
dark clouds; black clouds
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
surroundings; environs; circumference
to force one's way through
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
many items; pressure of business
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
trunk (of the body); soma
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
separate; scattered; apart
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
to continue to rain or snow
to stop (plug) one's ears
flawless; absolute perfection
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit