bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
while; during; performed in this condition
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to be opposite; to face each other
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
occupation; calling; livelihood
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
unimpressive; unimpressed
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
amount of sugar; sugar content
taste; palate; sense of taste
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to live; to reside; to inhabit
every evening; night after night
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
nice; likeable; desirable
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny