jam-packed; packed in like sardines
group; bunch; crowd; group
to lose heart; to lose motivation
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
normalcy; normality; normal
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
nine times; twisting around many times
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
seeing and hearing; (from) one's own experiences
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
derailment; digression; deviation
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
matter for great congratulation
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase