miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
you (plural); all of you; you all
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to complain; to make a complaint
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
self-deprecating; self-mocking
one's family; family member
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
fast-talking; rapid talking
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to stand on end (of hair)
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
stifled (laughter); simmering
manners; behavior; behaviour
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
person standing watch; guard duty
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread