skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to blow off; to be blown off
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
splish-splash; with a splash
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
mature; becoming precocious
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
organization; organisation; forming
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
condition; state (of health); appearance
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago