provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
extreme sadist; very sadistic
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
delicious; appetizing; appetising
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to come and see (someone, something); to visit