to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
long ago; previous; of a former age
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous