reality; actuality; hard fact
how much; how many; to what extent
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
anything and everything; just about everything
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to have a hard time of it
now that; since; so long as; because
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to show up; to appear; to turn up
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
first-rate; finest quality; the best
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
to speak ill of; to disparage
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
directly opposite; right in front
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)