ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
whole face; all over one's face
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
trivial; not amounting to much
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to get one's head around; to think about
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
totally willing; fully motivated
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
opposite; reverse; contrary
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
image change; changing one's image; makeover
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
very; extremely; excessively
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless