catch-all
She uses "heavy" to describe anything big or adult-like.
decoding
Even though he's more experienced with JavaScript than I am, he can still find it perplexing. Like why 2019 gets interpreted as a number even though it was typed as a string.
drenching
Right after we step into the store, the wind picks up, and the storm rushes through the streets like an overflowing river.
impatience
I'm caught up in a flurry of impatience with myself. But impatience is preferable to feeling undeserving and inadequate.
salesmanship
The salesman, crimped and white-toothed, hovers too much, but he does point me to something worth buying.
self-sufficient
An old woman walking with her spine perpendicular to her hips refuses help with her bags. She's holding one in each hand, and they seem to balance her.
warily
The doctor's office is tucked below street level. It looks grubby and shabby, and the air is thick with the tang of disinfectant.
