author; writer; novelist; artist
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
made-to-order; custom-made
fee; charge; rate; material
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
to say; to tell; to state; to do
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
I don't need it; I don't want it
boardwalk (e.g. over marshy ground); wooden causeway
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
originally; by nature; from the start
having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
had better ...; had better not ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.)
to talk; to chat; to chatter