superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
provincial; rural; parochial; small-town; unsophisticated
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
(loaf of) bread; bread in a rectangular shape
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
to get a body piercing (earlobe, tongue, etc.)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
what the hell are you saying?
thick and fluffy; soft and lumpy
to sink (into); to get depressed
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to wear out and discard; to kick off (e.g. shoes); to fling off
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to blow through; to blow across
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
preserved food boiled in soy
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
refinement; elegance; grace
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
parentless; orphaned; parentless child; orphan
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to move (house); to change residence
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel