to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
measurement round the hips
to gain weight; to put on weight
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
no!; no no!; no, not at all
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
both (people); the two of them
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
too (much); overly; excessively
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless