objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to bend; to warp; to curve
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
philanthropic activity; charity work
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
debt trap; debt hell; being in debt up to one's ears
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
monetary offering; offertory
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
to get angry; to become perverse
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
deed; act; action; conduct; behavior; behaviour
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
inheritance; something given or received
good; goodness; right; virtue
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
living together (with one more person)
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
study; pursuit of knowledge
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to be talented; to be able
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to fall on one's backside
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to be exhausted; to be worn out
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
waking up early; getting up early; early rising