awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
suddenly (stick out, appear, extend, etc.); abruptly (protrude); unexpectedly
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
supply; provision; service; supply
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
fundamental principle; basic principle; general principle
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
all you want; as much as one wants
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
generously; liberally; magnanimously
one's financial situation; one's finances; state of one's purse
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
education; training; discipline
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away