patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
to suture a wound; to sew up a wound
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
it is not (like that) either
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to feel; to sense; to experience
to cease; to stop; to be over
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
anything and everything; just about everything
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt