adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
farewell gift; parting gift; viaticum
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
each (every) time; whenever
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
format; procedure; way of proceeding
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
to give up searching (for someone or something)
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
straying; wandering off course
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
steady; sound; reliable; solid
(set of) facial features; looks
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
day and night; around the clock
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to have a bitter experience
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
rental car; rent-a-car; hired auto; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
stealing a ride; stolen ride
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop