simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
discussion; argument; debate
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to add (to); to add on; to append
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
description; describing; depicting
difficult to ...; hard to ...
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to lean against; to set against
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
clear; precise; definite; distinct
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
grudge; complaint; reproach
hateful; detestable; loathsome