enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
large amount of money; great cost
bloated (esp. stomach); bulging; sticking out; gaping wide; caving in
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
how many months?; how long?
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
author; writer; novelist; artist
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to make merry; to be festive
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits