prickling; stinging; tingling
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to turn completely into; to become completely
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
there being no use in arguing (about it)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
manners; courtesy; etiquette
might as well; sure, why not; why not use this occasion to ...
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
reputation; respectability
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
freshly squeezed (juice); freshly milked; freshly extracted
soft serve ice cream (icecream)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)