natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
to roll about; to writhe about
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
familiar spirit; familiar
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
to surge; to well up; to gush out
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
looks; features; (personal) appearance
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
child's mind; child's heart; young mind
since then; from that time; ever since
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
(opening of a) wound; cut
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
red-banded sand wasp; deer
order; sequence; procedure
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
arrogant; haughty; insolent
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
in one's hands; in one's control
fiction; fabrication; concoction