wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
the opposite sex; isomerism
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to be discouraged; to shrink from
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
stopping functioning; being out of service
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
dial-style (e.g. of phones)
threshold; breaking point
site; point on a map; spot
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
keeping silent; saying nothing at all
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another