to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
fast asleep; dead to the world
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
pale; pallid; bluish-white
line; queue; procession; matrix
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
to begin some form of lifestyle
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
to be too numerous; to be too much
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to blaze; to burn brightly
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
and then; and so; and; so then
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
pieces; scraps; disconnected
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to brush off; to shake off
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
to spit out; to eject; to dump
five (long cylindrical things)
hybridization; crossing; mixing