to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
suffix for familiar person
to approach; to draw near
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to become pale; to turn pale
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
for the first time in one's life
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin