Vocabulary

to persuade

to begin an explanation (argument, story, etc.)

to persuade

to bind together

to twist

to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to

to carry into (esp. an injured person into a hospital); to take into; to bring into

to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death

premature birth

to dazzle; to blind

to scuttle off; to take flight

to take flight; to disappear

to fail to escape

to scurry home; to run home; to fly back

to run away and hide

to spring or rush out

to spring or rush out

to become fluffy; to become fuzzy; to become nappy; to become rough; to become frayed

boundless; limitless; vast; broad

to measure liberally

the other side of a river

to reroof; to rethatch; to retile

to join together (wooden boards, etc.); to patch together (pieces of cloth, etc.); to glue together

to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around

to thresh

to begin to eat or feed

to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame

to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow

to strain; to bear down (in giving birth)

to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to sigh

to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to turn yellow

to become excited; to grow lively

to start rowing; to begin to row

to fix (e.g. to a wall); to secure; to install

to be moved back (e.g. date, rank, order); to be postponed

to march in; to parade in; to file in; to stream in

to make time; to find time; to arrange to do

to manage (money, family finances, etc.)

to put back

to draw towards