to sulk; to be peevish; to run away from home
to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
madder red; dark red; crimson
flare skirt; flared skirt
waist; waistline; waist measurement
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
as if nothing had happened
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
digger; excavator; power shovel
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
in a day; in a brief space of time
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
shady; underhanded; questionable
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes