to get a salary (from); to receive a stipend (from); to be on the payroll (of)
ingratitude; thanklessness
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
outsider; layman; amateur
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
personal appearance; character; personality
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
appointment; assignment; promotion
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
vicious circle; vicious cycle
possession (esp. of a territory)
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
the other day; some time ago; recently
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
covered with; stained; smeared
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
dressing oneself; personal grooming
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
thick makeup; heavy makeup
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to follow another's example
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
cylindrical container (pot, vase, etc.); having no waist (straight body figure, not curvy); being stumpy; sleeveless (coat etc.)
wicked tongue; abusive language