devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement
infuriating; extremely irritating; galling; vexing
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to begin talking; to open up
to get into trouble; to have troubles; to cause trouble; to break down
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
way of training; method of bringing up children
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
power; authority; influence
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
reproducibility; repeatability; duplicability
without; but if; otherwise; or else
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
to set someone to work in an arrogant fashion; to push someone around; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
light blue; pale blue; aqua
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
ability to think up names; knack for naming things
occasional; infrequent; rare
right place; right position; right post
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
article; item; thing; goods; wares
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise