to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
useless; vain; aimless; idle
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
one's bosom friend; kindred-spirit
with a clunk; with a clank; the sound of a sudden decrease (in profits, vigor, etc.)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
reception room; parlor; parlour
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
forcibly; by force; against one's will
sense of smell; olfaction
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
to pry (open); to prise; to wrench
unpopular (esp. with the opposite sex); undatable
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
for one's true nature to come out
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
very interesting; of great interest
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)