to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to hold something reverently with both hands
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
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)
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
raising and lowering; loading and unloading
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
pupil; student; schoolchild
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to get narrower; to contract
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
etiquette; courtesy; manners
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to be contrary to one's expectations
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
another's parent; another's parents
way of speaking; intimation
one-by-one; separately; in detail