oil paints; oil colors (colours); oils
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
very rich person; the super rich
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
because; for; the reason why is ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
that kind; competition; match
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
if it is the case that ...
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
scoundrel; rascal; villain
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
(very) patient; persevering
nonetheless; nevertheless
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle