Vocabulary

to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse

to scrape off; to shave off

to nod in agreement; to nod in assent

to be digested

to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with

to be stingy; to be tightfisted

to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush

to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)

to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter

to change; to alter

to boil; to seethe

to devise; to plot; to plan

to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to have an interest in (e.g. a hobby)

to bend; to warp

to be too large (of clothing); to be baggy

to be associated (with); to be connected (with)

to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation)

to pick at; to peck at

to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers

to be lured; to be enticed; to be drawn in; to be caught up in

to make (one's heart) beat fast (with excitement, etc.); to flutter; to pound

to become muddy; to become slushy

to become muddy

to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep

to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave

to splash; to splatter

to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd

to sprinkle (of rain, etc.)

to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)

to crush (with the weight of misfortune)

to boil over

to feel giddy; to totter; to stagger

to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to clean (ears)

to be bound (by feelings); to be fettered (by); to be overcome (by); to be moved (by); to be touched (by)

to loiter

to be easily mistaken for (something else); to be indistinguishable from; to look just like

to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered

to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out

to be discouraged; to shrink from