to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to be transparent; to show through
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
(someone else's) daughter
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
wicked tongue; abusive language
apparent age (of someone); rough age
(not) even once; (not) ever
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
powerful person; influential person
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
shop; small store; business; firm
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
(walking) stick; cane; wand