Vocabulary

to window-dress; to put on airs; to be pretentious; to pretend

to be pretentious; to put on airs

to make a mistake (e.g. in choosing one's melds)

to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with

to serve; to dish up; to dish out

to hang oneself; to strangle oneself

to drop into; to slip into; to let fall into; to slide (something) down

to wither while standing; to die standing (of plants)

to embroider

to make a copy (of); to copy (down); to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace

to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped

to bite and tear; to bite a hole in

to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to cram; to cover completely; to blanket

to get misty; to be covered in mist

to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things

to die

to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained

to get dirty; to become dirty

to divide; to separate

to fade; to become dim

to lean to one side

to polish; to rub up

to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war

to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves

to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry

to tear; to rip; to rend

to total; to sum

to be strict with

to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)

to stare back at; to look back at

to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out

to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)

to park

to ignore (someone); to exclude; to leave out

to rant and rave; to raise hell

to be opened

to open; to unfold; to spread out

to stagger; to stumble; to totter

to be able to eat

to start singing (of birds, etc.)