distant look; faraway look
unhappiness; sad fate; misfortune
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
cookware; cooking utensil
to be torn off; to come off
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
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tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
laughing oneself into convulsions; splitting one's sides laughing; rolling with laughter
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
-less; lacking; non-existing
just a minute; small quantity
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
minivan; people-mover; 6-8 seat automobile with sliding door or doors
factory; plant; mill; workshop
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to fall in love (with); to love
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
top of the head; vertex; parietal
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to half-rise to one's feet
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
kindergartener; preschooler
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing