change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
to poke each other; to jab each other
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
mid-sized store; middle-class brothel (in a red-light district)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
start of a romance; beginning of love
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
(one) could even say that
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
leading; guiding; commanding
opening a business; opening a practice
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
it hasn't been long since
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
running as fast as one can
understood; I see; OK; present; here
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
in low spirits; dejected; sad
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
confused (situation); great fuss; much wrangling
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning