to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
so what!; who gives a damn?
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
complete change; about-face
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
becoming dull; slowing down
workshop; studio; atelier
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to examine someone's expression
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
notice; attention; observation
study; diligence; discount; reduction