vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to shout (in anger); to yell
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to put one's strength into
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
having said that; on the other hand
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
depiction; description; portrayal
regret; repentance; remorse
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
yearned for; longed for; missed
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
fine weather; fair weather
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go