swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
solitude; loneliness; isolation
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
discovery; detection; finding
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to subsist; to keep on living
being about to cry; the verge of tears
song with lyrics about resentment and a sorrowful tune; resentful complaint
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly