mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
such; this sort of; like this
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
social; societal; societary
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
speech; expression; wording; language
senior; elder; person older than oneself
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
memory; ability to remember
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
vitality; (one's) life force
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
innumerable changes; infinite variety
pixie (mythical creatures from Cornish folklore)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic