November 26, 2008

Bicker

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–verb (used without object) 
1. to engage in petulant 
or 
peevish
argument; wrangle: The [two] were always bickering.  

2. to run rapidly; move quickly; rush; hurry: a [stream] bickering down the valley.  

3. to flicker (忽隱忽現); glitter: The [sun] bickered through the trees.  

–noun
 
4. an angry, petty dispute or quarrel; contention. 

–noun Scot. 
1. any wooden dish or bowl, esp. a wooden porridge (麥片粥) bowl.
2. Obsolete. a wooden drinking cup. 


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Returning to the present, he meets a teenage girl who resembles the long-departed Sara. She [hitches] a ride with the professor and Marianne, as do a ceaselessly bickering married [couple]. 

These new characters eventually become intertwined with Borg's hazy flashbacks and fantasies, as the old man [re]calls the [dis]appointments and [dis]illusionments that have left him cold and [guilt]-ridden, attributes emphasized when he encounters his equally cold and resentful son.


flaccid
placid
the [storm] passes and the placid, chilly surface returns.
the opening shot of calm, placid [water] disturbed by the family's arrival sets the tone of the picture in an instant.
Raucous

insinuate
infiltrate 
Our agents hope to infiltrate [into] their intelligence-gathering organization.
osmosis
He never [studies] but seems to learn by [osmosis].  
that he’s probably ready to be the next Stanley Kubrick [by] osmosis alone.
impervious
The coat is impervious [to] rain. 
impervious [to] wear and tear.  
exude
She exuded [from every pore] an [air] of prosperity. 
He exuded pomposity.
and one that exudes [wonder] from first frame to last.   
shimmer
flicker, changing play of light
Moonbeams shimmer on [water]. 
[Silk] shimmers in a high light. 
glisten
sleek or wet
[Wet] fur glistens.
[Snow] glistens in the sunlight.
Beleaguer








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