to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
door; gate; opening; title page
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
silence (not speaking); muteness
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to close (one's eyes); to shut
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
really; truly; indeed; good grief
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
these guys; these fellows
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import