to live; to get along; to spend (time)
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
good humour (humor); good mood
cannot be compared with; no match for
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
rather; sooner; preferably
to need; to call for; to require
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
anything and everything; just about everything
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to torment; to torture; to harass
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for