obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
incident; affair; happening; event
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
reproachful; hateful; bitter
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to redeem (from sin); to save
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
ago; since; before; previous
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
sincere; earnest; serious
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to find out; to discover; to locate
hair elastic; hair tie; hair band; rubber band
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion