laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
sounding each other out; probing each other
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
dull; stupid; thickheaded; slow; sluggish
having graduated from high school (as one's highest completed level of education); high school graduate
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
suppuration; festering; purulence; pyosis; coming to a head; infection
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
rot; decay; corrosion; etching; saprophagy
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
all you have to do is; just; that's all
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
order; directive; instructions; command
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
transactions; dealings; business
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation