rock candy; sugar candy; crystallized sugar; sugar crystals
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
social life; social intercourse
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to speak ill of; to disparage
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
your husband; her husband
infant; baby; little child
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
dozens; scores of; decades
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
release; emission; ejection
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
distress; wretched condition
way of reciting; way of telling a story