disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to sit down; to take a seat
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
good old; good old-fashioned
studies; schoolwork; classwork
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
belief; faith; conviction
to have a bitter experience
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
outsider; someone outside of a group
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to comfort; to console; to amuse
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
to become verminous; to be infested with insects; to begin to keep bad company; to have an (unfavorable, unfavourable) lover
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this