to take off one's clothes; to undress
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to devise; to plot; to plan
without cause; without reason
finishing writing; completion of a manuscript
out of character; unlike one
marathon; long-distance race
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
gem; jewel; precious stone
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to discuss; to talk together
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to fold up; to fold into layers
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
covert action; covert operations
to hold fast; to protect to the end
running as fast as one can
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
moment by moment; hour by hour
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
hamburger shop; hamburger restaurant; hamburger joint