to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to smash down; to beat in
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
patterns of thinking; train of thought
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to behave well (of a child)
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)