to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
eating habits; diet; dietary pattern
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to return a favor (favour); to repay
modern person; people of today
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
cool; indifferent; nonchalant; calm
to be born; to come into the world
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine