looks; personal appearance; features
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster-of-paris
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
one's later years; final years (in life)
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to repair again; to join again
serialization; serialisation; serial story
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
100,000; hundred thousand
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
influenced (by); under an influence
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling