stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
temple (building); temple (side of head)
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
while surprised; suddenly
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
Europe and America; the West
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
blue cloth; blue ground; blue background
border (pattern); stripes; border; boundary; border; edge
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to relapse; to reassert; to review
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
gambling; competition; game (of chance)