filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
trial product; prototype model
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
came here; coming here; recently
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
hereabouts; around there; that area
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
major cleanup; spring cleaning
frequency (of occurrence)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
knitting; knitted material; crochet