to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
crotch; groin; area between the thighs
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
sincere; earnest; serious
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
to go ahead; to pull ahead
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
pursuing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
research institute; (research) laboratory
rather; sooner; preferably
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
wide-awake to one's interests
investigation; research; looking something up
novel; story; (work of) fiction
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
along; parallel to; in accordance with
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding