immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
popular (among the general public); populist; plebian; low-brow; widely liked
cantaloupe-flavoured soda
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to show signs of; to appear
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
sneaking a bite; snitching food
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
around the clock; day and night
quarrel; dispute; argument
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
person unfit for society; misfit
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)