Book Title: Easy

Author: Tammara Webber

P.S. She's one of my favourite authors. 

1. Too disorientated to comprehend what was happening;

Disorientated (Verb): Cause someone to lose their sense of direction
Disorientated (Noun): To be confused
Synonyms: Confused, bewildered, perplexed, at a loss

Comprehend (Verb): Grasp mentally or to understand
Synonyms: Understand, make sense of, decipher, interpret, fathom

2. Wave of nausea rose and fell in my stomach;

Nausea (Noun): A feeling of sickness with the urge to throw up; A feeling of hatred or disgust
Synonyms: Disgust, distaste, loathing

3. The guy never took his eyes off [insert name] as he delivered two more sharp jabs to his face and [insert name] threw futile punches of his own, blood streaming from his nose. Finally, [insert name] ducked his head and rushed forward with bull-like intent, but that effort was his undoing as the stranger swung an easy uppercut up his jaw. When [insert name]'s head snapped up, an elbow cracked into his temple with a sickening thud. [Insert name] crumpled to the ground, and cringing;

Jabs (Verb): Poke roughly or quickly, especially with something sharp or pointed
Jabs (Noun): A quick, sharp blow, especially with a fist

Futile (Adjective): Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless
Synonyms: Pointless, useless, ineffective, unsuccessful, fruitless

Undoing (Noun): A person's ruin or downfall
Synonyms: Downfall, defeat, ruin, failure

Uppercut (Noun): A punch delivered with an upwards motion and the arm bent

4. Scooting forward into the faint illumination shed by the tiny overhead light;

Faint (Adjective): Lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength
Synonyms: Indistinct, ill-defined, dim, faded, dull
 

Illumination (Noun): Lighting or light

5. A wave of dizziness crashed over me as I became fully conscious of what had almost happened and my hand trembled;

6. A sob came from my throat as I tried to remain composed;

Composed (Adjective): Calm and in control of your emotions
Synonyms: Calm, tranquil, serene, collected, relaxed, at ease

7. Willing the tremors to subside;

Williing (Verb): Wish for something to happen
Synonyms: Intend, desire, want. wish

Tremors (Noun): An involuntary quivering moment
Synonyms: Trembling, shaking, quivering, shuddering

Subside (Verb): To become less intense, violent, or severe
Synonyms: Weaken, alleviate, soften, lessen

8. With a straitjacket hug, I gripped myself, trying to conceal the shudders racking through me every five seconds;

Straitjacket (Noun): Anything that severely confines, constricts, or hinders

Conceal (Verb): Not allowed to be seen; prevent something from being known
Synonyms: Hide, keep out of sight, cover up, disguise

Shudders (Noun): Trembling uncontrollably, usually due to fear or disgust
Synonyms: Shake, tremble, shiver, quiver

Racking (Verb): Cause extreme pain, anguish or distress
Synonyms: Torment, afflict, torture, pain, agonize

9. Prickles of apprehension rose in my chest, and I swallowed uneasily;

Prickles (Noun): A tingling sensation, usually the result of strong emotion
Synonym: Tingle

Apprehension (Noun): Anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen
Synonyms: Anxiety, worry, unease, nervousness, concern, dread, fear, panic

10. Mind was conjuring nothing but alrming possibilities;

Conjuring (Verb): Call an image to mind; Cause someone to think of something; Make somethig appear unexpectedly or seemingly from nowhere
Synonyms: Produce, generate, evoke, recall, recreate

11. Blindsided: Make someone unable to perceive the truth of a situation

12. The attack came flooding back. The helplessness. The terror. The humiliation.

13. Feigning interest;

Feigning (Verb): To make believe; To put on an appearance of
Synonyms: Pretend, fake, simulate

14. Realization dawned then, that he was still my default;

Dawned (Verb): Become evident to the mind; To be perceived or understood
Synonyms: Occur to, come to mind

15. As our eyes held, his expression changed subtly from unreadable to the barest of smiles, though guarded;

Subtly (Adverb): Delicate or faint and mysterious

Barest (Adjective): Open to view, unconcealed, undisguised

16. Expressive hazel eyes and an engaging smile that crinkled them adorably were his saving grace in the looks department;

17. I felt a stab of irrational disappointment;

Irrational (Adjective): Not logical or reasonable
Synonyms: Unreasonable, illogical, unjustifiable, unsound

18. She huffed an annoyed breath. Her pouty tone hit my ears like nails on a chalkboard, as it always has when used by any girl above six;

19. I held my tongue, losing my chance again. I wasn't sure why I couldn't tell her. I was mostly afraid she'd be infuriated. More unreasonably, I was afraid she'd be disbelieving. Neither response was something I wanted to contend with. I just wanted to forget;

Infuriated (Adjective): The feeling of extreme anger and impatience
Synonyms: Enrage, anger, inflame

20. Fingers grazed the back of my arm, and I took a deep breath and exhaled slowly before turning around;

Grazed: To touch or rub lightly, so as to prodce slight abrasion, in passing

21. He crooked an eyebrow and gazed into my eyes with a faint smile, unapolegetic for looking;

Crooked (Verb): Bent or oftn raised or moved to one side
Synonyms: Raised, perked

22. Once we reached the worn oak floor, he turned and pulled me close, never letting go of my hand. As we found the rhythm of the slow-paced song, swaying together, he took my other hand in his and moved both hands behind my back, gently holding me captive. My s grazed against his chest and I struggled not to gasp at the subtle contact. I closed my eyes and let him lead. A minute later, he released my fingers and spread his hands across my lower back, and my hands moved to his biceps. Solid, as I knew they would be. Tracking a path, my palms encountered equally hard shoulders. Finally, I hooked my fingers behind his neck and opened my eyes. His gaze was penetrating, not wavering for a moment, and my pulse hammered under his silent scrutiny;

Wavering (Verb): Become weaker; To flicker or quiver
Synonyms: Falter, quiver, hesitate

Scrutiny: Critical observation or examination; Continuous watching
Synonyms: Scan, perusal, once-over

23. Struck again by his scent - clean and subtle - I felt an impulse to bring my fingertips to his face and trail them over his freshly shaven jaw, the y scruff from yesterday gone. His skin wouldn't redden mine now if he kissed me, hard. The errant thought made my breath catch;

Impulse (Noun): A sudden strong urge or desire to act a certain way
Synonyms: Urge, compulsion, desire, drive, need

Errant (Adjective): Straying from the accepted course or standards
Synonyms: Erring, straying

24. I slid into the seat next to him, but perched on the edge, making it obvious that I had no intention of remaining. His eyes snapped to mine immdeiately, dark brows disappearing into that messy hair falling over his forehead. His eyes were colourless. I'd never seen anyone with eyes so light.

25. My face went hot, blood pounding in my ears. My breath came in pants and I fought to keep the rising panic and nausea under control. I wanted to turn and run, but I was immobilized. His piercing gaze roamed over me and my skin crawled. His words gushed flirtation, but all I felt was the threat underneath, intended or not;

Immobilized (Verb): Unable to move; Frozen on the spot
Synonyms: Frozen, halted, paralysed

Gushed: To express oneself extravagantly or emotionally
Synonyms: Spurt, surge, emit, flow

26. He smiled, his light eyes crinkling slightly at the corners, and I tried not to swoon visibly;

27. I gasped and my heart stopped, as though the moment was suspended in slow motion, and then it began pounding like heavy machinery in my chest. 

28. Malevolence in his eyes

Malevolence (Noun): The state or condition of being hostile
Synonyms: Hostility, spite, hatred, bitterness, ill feeling, ill will

29. Indecision played across his features.

Indecision (Noun): The inability to make a decision quickly
Synonyms: Indecisiveness, hesitation, uncertainty, irresolution, doubtfulness

30. I shut my door, leaned against it and slid to the floor, quaking. Tears skated in tracks down my face and my breath shuddered out, leaving my chest aching. I wanted to run away. To go home. To be ignorant of getting dumped, of having my dreams dashed, of constantly feeling too inexperienced and stupid to deal with my own life;

Quaking (Verb): Shake or shudder with fear
Synonyms: Shake, tremble, quiver, shiver, shudder

Ignorant (Adjective): Lacking knowledge or awareness in general; Discourteous or rude
Synonyms: Unknowledgeable, inexperienced, dense, unaware; Rude, impolite, ill-mannered, discourteous, insensitive, uncivil, crude

Dashed (Verb): To destroy or wreck

A/N: That's the first compilation. I hope you've found some of them useful and should you have any questions, feel free to ask me. :)

I'll be putting up the second compilation soon but just to give you a heads up, the next compilation would be marked 'M' ;)