to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
question; inquiry; enquiry
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
disliking people similar to oneself
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
this and that; one thing or another
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to become settled; to be fixed
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
tenth day of the month; ten days
long time; long interval; for quite some time
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent