ordering (materials); placing an order; order
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
endurance; perseverance; patience
hard worker; hardworking person
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
uneven; irregular; non-uniform; unsorted; odd; miscellaneous
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
sour look; surly face; pout
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
to happen to hear; to overhear
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious