influencing (a person) for good
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
loved one; lover; sweetheart
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
word game; wordplay; playing with words
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
without; but if; otherwise; or else
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
watering hole; watering place
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
last night; yesterday evening
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
bombshell announcement (statement)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
small; fine; detailed; stingy
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
large family; extended family
somehow or other; for some reason or another