to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
anything and everything; just about everything
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to look around; to survey
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
single word; a few words; brief comment
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
interior design; interior; upholstery
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
tension; mental strain; nervousness
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon