cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
licentious; profligate; dissipated; riotous; wild
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
transactions; dealings; business
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl