convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
design concept; design philosophy; basic ideas behind a design
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to be free; to be available
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to say no more; to sink into silence
indicate reason; infers some protest
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
war; battle; match; game; competition
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
charm; attractiveness; humanity
to leap back; to jump back
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.