pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to find fault with; to question
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to expect; to look for; to look forward to; to anticipate; to wait for
wavering; unsteady; floating hip throw (judo)
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
heirloom; trump card; last resort; family tradition
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
conventional; commonplace; trite; hackneyed
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to leave word; to leave a message
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
shellfish; seashell; shell
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
personage; person (deserving of respect)
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
abusive language; foul language
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless