behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to make an appearance; to show up
to show up; to appear; to turn up
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied