luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to amuse oneself; to make merry
reason; cause; history; origin
self-torturing; masochistic
to hurt; to smart; to sting
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to get out of bed; to show a leg
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
key (to understanding); point (e.g. of an argument)
better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)