to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
sobriety; soberness; sober face
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
performer; entertainer; celebrity
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
disliking people similar to oneself
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
how many years; how long; what year
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse