lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
closing (properly); shutting; firmness; tightness; carefulness (with money); economy
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
true character; real nature
wandering; roaming; drifting
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
100,000; hundred thousand
1,000,000; one million; million; many
bill; account; invoice; information request form
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (at a location); sum of money
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
to collapse on the street (from illness, hunger, exhaustion, etc.); to fall down dead on the road