health; healthy; sound; fit
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
visit to a hospital, temple, school, etc.
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)
stepping back; drawing back
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to kick back (ball, person, etc.)
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
kidney disease; renal disease; nephrism
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
finishing (a race); running the whole distance; reaching the goal; staying the course
absentmindedness; peace of mind
coffee (hot, as opposed to iced)
passing through without stopping; passing by
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
trying out a pen; test-writing