to walk heavily and clumsily; to lumber
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to be born; to come into the world
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
around the neck; neck size (measurement)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
class; heading; group; category
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
impossible; unlikely; improbable
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
more than anything; above all else
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
early marriage; marrying young
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye