aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
defense; defence; defensive preparations
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
surroundings; environs; circumference
to keep a watchful eye on
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
thought; consideration; thinking
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
single word; a few words; brief comment
perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to smirk; to grin broadly
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
particularly; only; in the case of