wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
flour; meal; powder; dust
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
excess; surplus; superabundance
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
proposal; offer; request; application
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter