deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
just one person; only one
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to stiffen; to become stiff
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
to accord someone every courtesy
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
such ... as; or some such
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to gather strength; to take heart