to ascertain; to check; to make sure
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to lead someone around by the nose
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
warp; curvature; curve; arch
not necessarily so; is not always true
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
witnessing; observing; sighting
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
killing time; staving off boredom
scenery; scene; landscape
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
level ground; horizon; field of view
surrounding at a distance
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
whatever (the case may be)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless