be hurting for



ache, ask, call for, claim, clamour for, cry for, demand, exact, hope, itch for, long, need, pant, pine, require,

   mirage - apparition, appearance, bafflement, baulk, betrayed hope, blasted expectation, blighted hope, blow, bluffing, buffet, calculated deception, circumvention, comedown, conning, cruel disappointment,

   inspiring - animating, auspicious, bright with promise, cheerful, cheering, cheery, dignified, elevated, encouraging, enlivening, exhilarating, exhilarative, favourable, full of promise, glad,

   scaring - alarming, chilling, deterrent, disconcerting, discouraging, disheartening, dismaying, disquieting, fearful, fearsome, frightening, frightful, scary, startling ,

   cover with excuses - alibi, apologize, excuse, squirm out of, worm out of ,

   simple-minded - arrested, artless, babbling, backward, blithering, bluff, blunt, born yesterday, burbling, candid, childlike, confiding, cracked, crazy, cretinous,

   speciality shop - antique store, apothecary, book store, candy store, chemist, cigar store, clothiers, clothing store, confectionery, dress shop, dry goods store, florists, fur salon, furniture store, gift shop,

   monthlies - curse, flowers, period ,

   public crib - Fort Knox, bank, chest, coffer, depository, exchequer, locker, piggy bank, pork barrel, public trough, repository, safe, storehouse, strong room, strongbox,

   ken - absorb, acquaintance, appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, be acquainted with, be apprised of, be aware of, be cognizant of, be conscious of, be conversant with, be informed, be with one, behold, catch,

   aerial combat - action, battle, battle royal, brush, bullfight, clash, combat, conflict, embroilment, fight, fray, quarrel, rumble, scramble, scrimmage,