absolutely; positively; decidedly
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
vicious circle; vicious cycle
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
lately; recently; nowadays
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
to accept (a thing) with thanks
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
bursting at the seams; bulging
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
waist; waistline; waist measurement
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
infrared rays; infrared radiation
original intention; initial resolution
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
time; season; period; phase; stage
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
surrounding at a distance
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
intimacy; affection; familiarity