looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
sickness and health start with the mind
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
vain; futile; transient; frivolous
have a good day; take care; see you
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
free translation; liberal translation
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
no pain, no gain; no cross, no crown
to rain incessantly; to downpour
arched ceiling; vaulted ceiling; domed ceiling; circular ceiling
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
death by suffocation; death by choking
I can't die and leave things this way
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; (lit.) to invoke a storm
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
young and cheeky; brash; sassy
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical
to palm off; to force a sale