worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
momentous; exigent; urgent; important; vital
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
butcher's knife; chef's knife
to be busy; to be tied up doing something
to have a hard time of it
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
spoiled; half-rotten; decaying
one's nose wrinkles (from a strong stench)
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
rationalization; justification
triangular bandage; sling; triangular kerchief; bandana; bandanna
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
Lawrence; Laurence; Laurens
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
town girl; girl raised in a town
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...