boastful speech; bragging
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to feel refreshed; to feel soothed
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
marriage proposal; courtship
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
problematical statement; controversial statement
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
every other; second; alternate
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
short trip; brief journey; excursion
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to depend on somebody else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents')
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to be parted from; to be separated
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to have a reason; to have an excuse
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard