to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
clearing one's throat; cough
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
time; season; period; phase; stage
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
offender; criminal; culprit
to be found; to be discovered
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
impossible; unlikely; improbable
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump