to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to make one feel grateful
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to follow another's example
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
complete works; complete collection; complete series
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
reason; cause; history; origin
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
if you do this; if this is the case
every evening; night after night
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to sweep up together; to sweep into a heap
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
generously; liberally; magnanimously
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
settlement; permanent residency
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot