tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
niche (market, industry, hobby, etc.); niche; niche
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child; child who always demands attention
utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit
seduction; deception; seducer; deceiver
close-cropped head; shaven head; being treeless (of a mountain, hill, etc.); being leafless (of a tree, shrub, etc.); being bald
such a thing; something like that
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
completely changed; totally transformed
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
pet dog; non-sporting dog
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
precarious situation; precarious state
conditioner (hair, skin, etc.)
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
dividing into four; quartering
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to serve; to work for; to attend
looking on with surprise; surprised and changing one's expression
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself; to be ruthless; to become "it" (in hide-and-seek, etc.)
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out