nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to spread; to be propagated
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
not yet known; unknown; strange
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
directly opposite; right in front
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
to have a talk; to tell a story
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
it's been a long time; long time no see
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
much less; to say nothing of
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook