preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
entreaty; supplication; petition
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to flare up; to fly into a rage
irritation; annoyance; frustration
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
offense and defense; offence and defence
to have sexual intercourse
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
in one's hands; in one's control
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)