surname; family name; last name
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
considerably; fairly; quite
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
chapter one; first chapter
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
confections; sweets; candy; cake
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to be mad about; to be hooked on
to write music for a song; to set to music
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up