cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
thinning hair; sparse hair (as in balding)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
monetary; financial; pecuniary
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
chink in the armor (armour)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
direct descent; direct line
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
many problems; various problems
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
exaltation; emotional uplift
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be