amusement
A young brother and sister play with a water bottle for about an hour. First they take turns tossing the bottle to make it land upright on the ground. Then they roll it and kick it back and forth. After that, they relocate to a flight of stairs and toss it up and down.
limiting
She channels her thoughts through narrow conduits of social justice jargon.
ominously
I don't know why a cloud of bees has formed above the bed of a pickup truck, and I don't get close enough to find out.
outmaneuvered
On seeing his grandma approach with the stroller, the toddler wails that he isn't ready to leave. He stomps off shouting, "Bye!" She blows him a kiss. He softens enough to send her one back. Her relaxed posture misleads him into thinking he's safe from capture. He toddles closer, grinning. He's still grinning when she snatches him up and straps him, wailing again, into the stroller.
overcoming
Her coughing fit ends, and her soulful voice crawls out, cradling each note of a slow melody.
sonogram
During the sonogram, the technician asks me to be patient as she tries to locate one of my ovaries. "It's like deep sea diving," I murmur, and she laughs. (The outer office has an ocean resort atmosphere. Soft pop music and a decor of seashell pink, cloudy white, and calm blue.)
soothes
Some shimmering classical piece is playing in the background, and I'm sinking into the sofa, my thoughts calm.
