empty eyes; thousand-yard stare; blank glaze; expressionless look; (lit.) eyes of a dead fish
keep up your strength; chin up!
disinheritance; disowning
in case of; at that time; at this time
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
supplementary explanation
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to pretend; to act (as if)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
one's stomach rumbles; one's stomach growls
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
waist; girth; measurement around waist
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
boarder; boarding student