look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
(committee) chairman; president
same; similar; (just) like; equal
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
duty; function; office; mission; task
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
immediately; right away; on the spot
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
forcibly; against one's will
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration