number of times; frequency; count
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
with a start; with a jump
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
personality; character; individuality; personhood
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
hedge; fence; border; limit