simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to become frayed; to become loose
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
in that manner; like that
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
albino Japanese rat snake
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
choices; alternatives; options
decision; determination; resolution
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
very much; very many; more and more
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited