around the world; throughout the world
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
living thing; living creature; animal; life
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
organ (musical instrument)
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
to cry in bed; to cry oneself to sleep; to weep secretly in bed; (lit.) to moisten one's pillow (with one's tears)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
near; close by; within reach; familiar
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
4th day of the month; four days
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
financial power; financial means; wealth
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
endless; boundless; everlasting