circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
bent back; hunchback; stoop
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
one day; (on) a certain day
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
need for social approval and self-esteem
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)