dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
(living) from hand to mouth; living on the fringe of subsistence
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
bare livelihood; subsistence
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
on the occasion of; at the time of
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
spine; backbone; spinal column
recollection; calling to mind
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
winter fur; winter plumage
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
writing; composition; essay; sentence
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
still; even now; to this day
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
unfortunate; unhappy; ill-fated; hapless
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
to like; to love; to be fond of
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful