My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
even though; despite; when
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
hot-tempered; quick to take offense; quick to take offence; irascible; touchy
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
after school (at the end of the day)
safety zone; traffic island
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
that; the matter in question
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
internal organs; intestines; viscera
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
housemaster; resident advisor; houseparent; housefather; housemother; dorm parent
unexpected; unforeseen; strange