something; some kind of; for some reason
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
sweet tooth; love of sweet things
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
treating someone like a child
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
in a little while; in a bit
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing
distant look; faraway look
that's the way it is; such is life
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
growth period; growing season
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
forgetting; lapse of memory
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
because of; owing to; due to
besides; in addition; also; moreover
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily