dense; dim; dull-witted; unsympathetic; slow to understand; slow on the uptake
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
pill; birth-control pill; oral contraceptive; the pill
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
to shake one's head (in denial)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
changing heart; fleeting heart; cheating heart; beautiful heart
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to dry up; to scab; to be poisoned (with lacquer); (arch.) to waste away
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
abrasion; scrape; graze; paratripsis
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)