noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
and yet; though; when; in spite of
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
older brother; elder brother
that's the way it is; such is life
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
second day of the month; two days
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to be needed; to be wanted
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
decoration; ornamental item; decompensated congestive heart failure
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
a woman is as fickle as autumn weather
autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky