bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
to be plump; to be chubby
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
remarkable; striking; obvious
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
money monger; money-happy person; person who is money-mad; money-grubber
chubby chaser; person attracted to overweight people
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
money-making; earning money
time; season; period; phase; stage
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
usurer; usury; loansharking
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
preference; priority; precedence
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
curse; spell; malediction
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
hostility; animosity; enmity
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
management; administration; operation