to be badly made; to fail
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
excessive drinking and eating; overeating and overdrinking
indulging in every possible luxury
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
clergyman; churchman; clergy
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
financial muscle; economic clout
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
Lawrence; Laurence; Laurens
Mathias; Matias; Matthias
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal
love triangle; eternal triangle
fine view; beautiful sight
Beauty and the Beast (fairy tale)
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
step; stride; counter for steps
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
large build; large pattern
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting