| apparently |
judging from all available information or visible evidence; seemingly. |
| crook |
something bent, curved, or hooked. |
| discuss |
to talk together about. |
| effective |
able to make happen or change something. |
| elegant |
fine or rich in quality. |
| estimate |
a careful guess as to the amount, size, or value of something. |
| pal |
(informal) a fairly close friend. |
| sensation |
a condition of being aware of something or feeling something by means of one of the senses. |
| slim |
attractively thin in form; slender. |
| spurt |
to rush or shoot out in a forced or sudden way; spout. |
| strangle |
to kill by stopping the breathing of, usually by surrounding the neck with something; choke. |
| sympathy |
kind understanding and concern for others when they are sad, suffering, or having trouble. |
| truly |
sincerely; honestly. |
| undertow |
a strong current of ocean water moving in the opposite direction from the waves moving toward shore. |
| weekend |
the part of the week between Friday evening and Sunday evening. |