absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to differ; to vary; to disagree
one's family; family member
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
people; men and women; each person; everybody
absence; disregard; indifference
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to button up wrong; to start from the wrong button; to bungle up the order
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
willpower; energy; vitality
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
subscription (e.g. to a magazine)
counter for books; volume
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie