to like; to love; to be fond of
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
to look around; to look towards (us)
menial; meanness; servility; abject
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
to smile (at); to grin (at)
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
in person; personally; directly
invitation; introduction; temptation
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
home area; home town; local
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
birth; creation; formation
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat