hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
door; gate; opening; title page
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to relax; to feel at home
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to invite in; to show someone in
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
main question; real issue at hand
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
something small; something petty; trifle
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
hastily made; improvised preparation
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
thickness; profundity; depth
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
origin; beginning; source; rise
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
with a chuckle; with a giggle