to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to rebuke; to scold harshly
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to stare back at; to look back at
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
reopening; resumption; restarting
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to wring the neck; to strangle
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
to fall off; to tumble down
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry