influential person; man of importance
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
going to and fro; back and forth
(leading) a vagabond life; (leading) a wandering existence
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
to sound together; to vibrate mutually; to reverberate
parent-child relationship
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
outsider; someone outside of a group
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
to incur someone's enmity
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
friction; discord; strife
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
winner-takes-all (system)
risky; dangerous; insecure
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
recently; lately; these days