to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
names and natures do often agree
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
wherein; therein; thereinto
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
a step; short distance; short time
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
polite; respectful; reverent
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank