to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to be kind to; to treat kindly
society; the world; the times
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
so; like this; in this way
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
to get slightly dirty (all over)
for the first time in one's life
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to serve; to work for; to attend
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
hard worker; hardworking person
appointing to a responsible post; making much of