hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
option; choice; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
for use by children; for children
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
sunbathing; basking in the sun
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
tub bath; washing oneself in a tub; taking a bath in a washtub; cleaning oneself for religious purification; ablution
elegance; taste; refinement
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
watering can; watering pot; sprinkling can
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze