commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
such; like that; that sort of; very
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to strip; to peel; to tear off
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to do for (the sake of someone else)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
reproachful; hateful; bitter
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to head home; to leave for home
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to torment; to torture; to harass
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead