to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to pick up; to find; to gather
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
powerful person; influential person
that is to say; so that means
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
to dye; to colour; to color
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful