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pare
to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of
eavesdrop
to listen secretly to what is said in private
settee
a long seat with a back
beckon
to summon or signal typically with a wave or nod
interject
to throw in between or among other things
abreast
1.beside one another in line
2.up to a particular standard or level especially of knowledge of recent developments
wayward
following one’s own capricious, wanton, or depraved inclinations
lark
any of a family (Alaudidae) of chiefly Old World ground-dwelling songbirds that are usually brownish in color
misgiving
a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event
brooding
moodily or sullenly thoughtful or serious
baffled
to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely
bristle
to furnish with short stiff coarse hairs or filaments : to furnish with bristles
hazy
made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze
onomatopoeia
the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
also : a word formed by onomatopoeia
stagger
to reel from side to side