to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
along; parallel to; in accordance with
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
freely; frankly; without reserve
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
second marriage; remarriage
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
as much as one can; as much as possible
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
hair (on the head); (a) hair
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
great laughter; burst of laughter
Bordeaux (France); Bordeaux (wine); Bordeaux (color); wine
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
seeing in the dark; night vision
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
writing system using unconventional characters and symbols, esp. used by young women in texting