gossip; corner of the mouth
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
correction; revision; amendment
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
big catch (of fish); big haul
good; goodness; right; virtue
in search of; in order to look for
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
many people talking noisily; chowing down; scarfing down; roughly (of actions)
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
treating someone like a child
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to push back; to press back; to force back